A new look about the risks? Example of the flash floods in the Mediterranean domain

Authors

  • Fernando Rebelo Professor Catedrático. Instituto de Estudos Geográficos, da Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Coimbra

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14195/1647-7723_15_1

Keywords:

Flash floods, Lisbon, climate change, hazard and risk, danger, crisis.

Abstract

The analysis of one of the most classic risks in the Mediterranean climatic area, flash floods, well known in Lisbon region, is the reason to the present reflection about man made acceleration of hazards and, at the same time, about man responsibility in vulnerabilities. A new look on risks is going to the respect of the planning legislation as well as to the preparation of civil protection agents in the perception of danger and the management of the crisis

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Published

2008-08-25

Issue

No. 15 (2008)

Section

Articles

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