Networks of immigration, informal settlements and areas of flood risk: the case of Río de Oro in Santander (Colombia)

This paper reveals the immigration networks in the configuration of three informal settlements around Río de Oro in the urban sector of the municipality of Girón, Santander (Colombia). The study distinguishes the importance of bearing in mind the socio-natural basis at planning of the city and, at t...

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Autor principal: Amorocho Pérez, Amanda Patricia
Formato: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Universidad del Rosario 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://revistas.urosario.edu.co/index.php/territorios/article/view/2116
http://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/96200
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Sumario:This paper reveals the immigration networks in the configuration of three informal settlements around Río de Oro in the urban sector of the municipality of Girón, Santander (Colombia). The study distinguishes the importance of bearing in mind the socio-natural basis at planning of the city and, at the same time, it shows the need to study the dynamics of migration to high flood risk areas.