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Disasters constitute complex phenomena that are the result of socioenvironmental and territorial processes that reconfigure nature and society. Despite the undeniable role of nature in the construction and production of disasters, these disasters are conditioned by historical processes of accumulati...
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Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede Ecuador
2020
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| author | Inostroza-Matus, Cristian Ceferino Molina-Camacho, Francisco Romero-Toledo, Hugo |
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| description | Disasters constitute complex phenomena that are the result of socioenvironmental and territorial processes that reconfigure nature and society. Despite the undeniable role of nature in the construction and production of disasters, these disasters are conditioned by historical processes of accumulation that make certain populations vulnerable. The ethnic and racial component of this vulnerability plays a central role in determining who will be more affected. The disaster of 1960 in the commune of Saavedra (Chile) is an empirical example of this. Here the impacts and destruction caused by the strongest earthquake registered in history and subsequent tsunami are not only marked by the magnitude of this phenomenon but are the result of a process of historical construction of the territory. This article analyzes this disaster from a historical and critical geography perspective that seeks to expose how the territory and its population are transformed, generating the necessary conditions for a disaster to take place. Through the revision of texts of explorers, military reports, maps, autobiographies, scientific research projects, site visits, and the support of system of geographic information, this article seeks to reconstruct the process of the conformation of territory in Saavedra, highlighting the direct relationship that exists between the invasion of the Mapuche territory Lafkenche by the Chilean State and the worst disaster in its history more than a decade later. |
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| spelling | iconos-article-40162023-02-08T15:50:57Z From natural threat to disaster: A historical construction of the earthquake and tsunami of 1960 in Saavedra Desde la amenaza natural al desastre: una construcción histórica del terremoto y tsunami de 1960 en Saavedra Da ameaça natural ao desastre: uma construção histórica do terremoto e tsunami de 1960 em Saavedra Inostroza-Matus, Cristian Ceferino Molina-Camacho, Francisco Romero-Toledo, Hugo Threat historical construction disaster Araucania occupation Lafkenche Saavedra Ameaça construção histórica desastre ocupação Araucanía lafkenche Saavedra Amenaza construcción histórica desastre ocupación Araucanía lafkenche Saavedra Disasters constitute complex phenomena that are the result of socioenvironmental and territorial processes that reconfigure nature and society. Despite the undeniable role of nature in the construction and production of disasters, these disasters are conditioned by historical processes of accumulation that make certain populations vulnerable. The ethnic and racial component of this vulnerability plays a central role in determining who will be more affected. The disaster of 1960 in the commune of Saavedra (Chile) is an empirical example of this. Here the impacts and destruction caused by the strongest earthquake registered in history and subsequent tsunami are not only marked by the magnitude of this phenomenon but are the result of a process of historical construction of the territory. This article analyzes this disaster from a historical and critical geography perspective that seeks to expose how the territory and its population are transformed, generating the necessary conditions for a disaster to take place. Through the revision of texts of explorers, military reports, maps, autobiographies, scientific research projects, site visits, and the support of system of geographic information, this article seeks to reconstruct the process of the conformation of territory in Saavedra, highlighting the direct relationship that exists between the invasion of the Mapuche territory Lafkenche by the Chilean State and the worst disaster in its history more than a decade later. Los desastres constituyen fenómenos complejos, se trata del resultado de procesos socioambientales y territoriales donde se entrelaza y reconfigura la naturaleza y la sociedad. Pese al innegable rol de la naturaleza en la construcción y generación de desastres, estos son fuertemente condicionados por procesos históricos de acumulación de vulnerabilidad sobre ciertas poblaciones, donde el componente étnico y racial ha tenido un carácter central a la hora de determinar quiénes son más afectados. El desastre de 1960 en la comuna de Saavedra (Chile) es ejemplo empírico de esto, aquí los impactos y destrucción causada por el terremoto más grande registrado en la historia y su tsunami no solo responden a la extraordinaria magnitud del fenómeno, sino que son resultado de un proceso de construcción histórica del territorio. El artículo analiza este desastre desde una geografía histórica y crítica, buscando exponer cómo se transforma el territorio y su población, generando las condiciones necesarias para que se produzca el desastre. Así, por medio de la revisión de textos de exploradores, informes militares, mapas, autobiografías, investigaciones científicas, visitas al terreno y la ayuda de sistemas de información geográfica, se busca reconstruir el proceso de conformación del territorio de Saavedra, revelando la relación directa que existe entre la invasión del territorio mapuche lafkenche por parte del Estado de Chile y el mayor desastre de su historia más de un siglo después. Os desastres constituem fenômenos complexos, são resultado de processos socioambientais e territoriais em que a natureza e a sociedade são entrelaçadas e reconfiguradas. Apesar do papel inegável da natureza na construção e geração de desastres, estes são fortemente condicionados por processos históricos de acumulação de vulnerabilidade em certas populações, onde o componente étnico e racial tem tido um caráter central na determinação de quem são os mais afetados. O desastre de 1960 na comuna de Saavedra (Chile) é um exemplo empírico disso. Aqui, os impactos e a destruição causados ??pelo maior terremoto registrado da história, e pelo subsequente tsunami, não apenas respondem à extraordinária magnitude do fenômeno, mas também são resultado de um processo de construção histórica do território. O artigo analisa esse desastre a partir de uma geografia histórica e crítica, buscando expor como o território e sua população são transformados gerando as condições necessárias para a produção do desastre. Assim, através da revisão de textos de exploradores, relatórios militares, mapas, autobiografias, pesquisas científicas, visitas ao território e da ajuda de sistemas de informação geográfica, o objetivo é reconstruir o processo de formação do território de Saavedra, revelando a relação direta que existe entre a invasão do território mapuche lafkenche pelo Estado chileno e o maior desastre da história do país, mais de um século depois. 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Approaches from Latin America and the Caribbean; 31-57 1390-8065 1390-1249 spa https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/4016/3214 https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/4016/3234 https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/4016/3247 https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/4016/3265 Derechos de autor 2020 Cristian Ceferino Inostroza-Matus, Francisco Molina-Camacho, Hugo Romero-Toledo https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/deed.es_ES |
| spellingShingle | Inostroza-Matus, Cristian Ceferino Molina-Camacho, Francisco Romero-Toledo, Hugo From natural threat to disaster: A historical construction of the earthquake and tsunami of 1960 in Saavedra |
| title | From natural threat to disaster: A historical construction of the earthquake and tsunami of 1960 in Saavedra |
| title_full | From natural threat to disaster: A historical construction of the earthquake and tsunami of 1960 in Saavedra |
| title_fullStr | From natural threat to disaster: A historical construction of the earthquake and tsunami of 1960 in Saavedra |
| title_full_unstemmed | From natural threat to disaster: A historical construction of the earthquake and tsunami of 1960 in Saavedra |
| title_short | From natural threat to disaster: A historical construction of the earthquake and tsunami of 1960 in Saavedra |
| title_sort | from natural threat to disaster: a historical construction of the earthquake and tsunami of 1960 in saavedra |
| url | https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/4016 |