PROPOSAL METHODOLOGY FOR ANALYSIS OF POPULATION VULNERABILITY AT HAZARD AREAS

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https://doi.org/10.4215/rm2019.e18004

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This work presents a discussion of the methodology used to establish the vulnerability associated with at-risk areas in Santa Maria city. The following were used in order to analyze vulnerability: urban-constructive variables, which define the Urban Vulnerability Index (InVU), in addition to further socio-economic variables and urban densification, which define the Human Vulnerability Index (InVH). The InVU is determined by the Urban-Construction Standard, identified through the analysis of occupation planning, housing characteristics and the available infrastructure. The InVH was determined by an analysis of Socioeconomic Variables and Densification. The socioeconomic variables used are the age range of the population, monthly income and the literacy rate.

Keywords: Vulnerability Index; Risk Situations; Methodology.  

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  • Luís Eduardo de Souza Robaina, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria (RS), Brasil

    Doutor em Geociências pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (1999) e Pós-Doutorado na Universidade do Porto, Portugal e na Universidade du Maine, Le Mans/França. Atualmente é professor/pesquisador colaborador do programa de pós-graduação em geografia da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul e professor titular da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, do curso de geografia e do programa de Pós-graduação em geografia e geociências. Tem experiência na área de Geociências, com ênfase em estudos geomorfológicos, geoambientais e de desastres naturais. 

  • Luciele de Oliveira Avila, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria (RS), Brasil

    Doutora em Geografia pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Mestre em Geografia pela Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, área de concentração Análise Ambiental e Dinâmica Espacial. Possui graduação em Geografia pelo Centro Universitário Franciscano. Possui experiência em docência nos Ensinos Médio, Fundamental, Educação à Distância e Pós-Graduação.

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2019-02-25

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Vol. 18 (2019)

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