Flood and risks in the city of Aquidauana-MS

Authors

  • Elvis Freitas Artigas Geografia, UFMS/CPAQ
  • Elaine Nogueira Loubet Geografia, UFMS/CPAQ
  • Vicentina Socorro da Anunciação Andrade Geografia, UFMS/CPAQ

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14195/1647-7723_19_7

Keywords:

Flooding, environmental risk, rainfall, planning, urbanization.

Abstract

The concentration of population in urban areas associated with a rapid and uncontrolled growth has resulted in a variety of transformations in the urban environment. The expansion of urban space Aquidauana-MS/Brazil caused significant changes in the natural landscape showing a lot of socio-environmental problems today, as high discharges and floods. These results suggest that increase flooding are related to the advancement of urbanization coupled with the ineffectiveness of urban planning.

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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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