From the map of natural threat to maps of risk: A key step for risk management

The resurgence of the threats caused by the different natural phenomena and the increasing vulnerability of the urban inhabitants it results in the urgent need to improve in the processes of risk management. With the purpose of defining more efficient tools so as to be included in territorial planni...

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1. Verfasser: Mesías Rosas, Oswaldo; Universidad de Nariño.
Format: Online
Sprache:spa
Veröffentlicht: Universidad Católica de Pereira 2017
Online Zugang:https://biblioteca.ucp.edu.co/OJS/index.php/arquetipo/article/view/3674
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Zusammenfassung:The resurgence of the threats caused by the different natural phenomena and the increasing vulnerability of the urban inhabitants it results in the urgent need to improve in the processes of risk management. With the purpose of defining more efficient tools so as to be included in territorial planning that contribute to minimize risk, this article shows cases of the current error in the conceptual confusion between hazard maps and risk maps in territorial planning in our country, it clarifies their differences and defines the minimum components that must be included. Furthermore, it concludes with the importance of incorporating the risk management in territorial planning using risk maps.