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Title: Mapping Social Vulnerability for the Development of Environmental Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation Strategies

Citation Type: Book, Section

Publication Year: 2023

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Abstract: There is a growing interest in research on understanding social vulnerabilities and how they are measured,however, the lack of standards and criteria for evaluating them is still one of the great challenges to be faced. This we have developed an open access R software tool to map social vulnerability, with based on official data at the level of the Brazilian census tract. The performance of the tool was evaluated in the context oof the Paraopeba River Basin, which in 2019 suffered a major socio-environmental impact, caused by the collapse of a dam in Brumadinho, in southeastern Brazil. The proposed methodology is based on concepts and indicators internationally validated and adapted to the conditions of Brazil. The results indicate regional differences significant in the basin. The most vulnerable municipalities are in the lower part of the basin to the north, while the southern basin is less vulnerable. The tool developed can be used by the polylithium formulators, for example researchers and other stakeholders to determine social vulnerability in other regions.

Url: https://sevenpublicacoes.com.br/index.php/editora/article/view/927/1032

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Authors: Roque, Mariane Paulina Batalha; Ferreira Neto, José Ambrosio; Vieira, Wilson da Cruz

Editors: Carvalho, Isabele de Souza

Pages: 1-15

Volume Title: Themes focused on interdisciplinarity and sustainable development worldwide

Publisher: Seven Editora

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Edition: 1

Data Collections: IPUMS International

Topics: Population Data Science, Poverty and Welfare

Countries: Brazil