Identification and mapping of geotechnical risk areas in urban area of Timóteo (MG, southeast Brazil) and its implicationsin the quality of life of its residents

Authors

  • Sérgio Lana Morais ICEB – Instituto de Ciências Exatas e Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto – Brasil
  • Vlamir Soares Fonseca Centro Universitário do Leste de Minas Gerais – UnilesteMG, Campus Coronel Fabriciano – Brasil
  • Dirley dos Santos Vaz Universidade do Minho – Portugal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14195/1647-7723_19_9

Keywords:

Areas of risk, identification of scenarios, risk and squatter settlements maps.

Abstract

The city of Timóteo, in the Southeast of Brazil, is not immune to the occurrence of risky areas caused by natural processes and/or induced by anthropic situations that directly interfere in the life quality of its population. This piece of work focuses on identifying and analysing the urban occupation in some risky areas of the district of "Cachoeira do Vale", by the end of the research project, a letter of risky sesceptibility was written, which will serve as an additional tool in the management of the problem by the city council.

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Published

2012-12-01

Issue

No. 19 (2012): Equating the Knowledge of Risks and Catastrophes

Section

Articles

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