Landslides risk maps and insurance plans in Brazil: an essay in Caraguatatuba (SP)
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The paper presents the main results related to a research on landslide risk mapping that applies quantitative models for risk evaluation. It also discusses the use of these risk maps as a technical base for insurance plans in order to reduce the economic and social consequences of landslide hazards in Brazilian urban areas. The proposed method for landslide risk mapping comprises three main steps: Inventory, Hazard Analysis and Risk. The Geographic Information System - GIS was used as basic tool for the record, analysis and mapping in all these steps. The research also comprised an application essay in a pilot area, located in Caraguatatuba, São Paulo State.
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