The contribution of anthropogenic action to exposure to natural hazards in the Azores archipelago
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Natural hazards, risks, anthropogenic actionAbstract
The complex geotectonic setting of the Azores archipelago means that the islands are highly exposed to various natural hazards (e.g. earthquakes, slope movements, volcanoes, overtopping waves, and coastal and river flooding), in addition to climatic factors. Moreover, the disjointed relationship between human activity in the territory and the functioning of the natural phenomena that occur in it leads to increased vulnerability, through the expansion of the population and activities into areas that have always been exposed to natural hazards (e.g. floodplains, proximity to slopes).
This article illustrates some of the situations that the Regional Civil Engineering Laboratory of the Azores (LREC) has encountered over the years, in which man-made intervention was clearly evident in triggering situations that put people and property at risk. Of all the situations analysed, the most recurrent are undoubtedly those related to hydro-geomorphological instability processes.
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