Biblioteca Digital de VanguardiaDisasters and vulnerability in the mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro State
The rains of January 2011 in the mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro State triggered a process of a high-impact disaster within multiple dimensions, such as social, economic and institutional. The interpretation of such occurrence would not rely in their “natural” characteristics, such as its high...
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| Formato: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
| Lenguaje: | Portugués |
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Universidade Estadual de Campinas
2021
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| Acceso en línea: | https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/ideias/article/view/8665127 http://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/48428 |
| Sumario: | The rains of January 2011 in the mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro State triggered a process of a high-impact disaster within multiple dimensions, such as social, economic and institutional. The interpretation of such occurrence would not rely in their “natural” characteristics, such as its high rainfall or the mountainous relief, but in the encounter of these with development patterns and the specific conditions of existing vulnerabilities. In this article we dialogue with the concepts of vulnerability, disasters and environmental justice to assess the populations at risk in the affected municipalities and to reflect on some of the processes triggered by the disaster. Considering Daniel Hogan’s contributions in the field of vulnerability, the article considers that the vulnerability to disaster risk is the product of the complex relationship between society and nature, being a crucial concept for the comprehension of disaster and environmental justice. |
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