Disaster risk management and hydrographic basin analysis: the geotechnical map of suitability for the urbanization of Itapevi – São Paulo, Brazil

Abstract Geotechnical maps of suitability for urbanization can provide directives for land use in terms of susceptibility to disasters. This paper presents methodological innovations for the development of these maps by incorporating hydrographic basin analysis in a case study conducted in the munic...

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Main Authors: Vitor Vieira Vasconcelos, Sandra Momm, Kátia Canil, Fernando Rocha Nogueira
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Editora da Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo
Series:Cadernos Metrópole
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2236-99962018000200371&lng=en&tlng=en