CHARACTERIZATION OF THE RISCK AREAS IN PETRÓPOLIS - A CASE STUDY OF THE LOPES TROVÃO COMMUNITY

Nature models the environment, provoking several physical processes as massmovements, erosion and sedimentation. Human action tends to intensify and accelerateenvironmental impacts, that become harmful to society, causing accidents that, depending onthe intensity, can cause tragedies.Mass movements...

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Main Authors: Stella Peres Mendes, Gabriela Fernandes Nogueira, Raquel Rocha Marques dos Santos, Renata Maria Senger Corato, Antonio José Teixeira Guerra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Editora da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia 2005-05-01
Series:Revista Sociedade & Natureza
Online Access:http://www.sociedadenatureza.ig.ufu.br/include/getdoc.php?id=1491&article=764&mode=pdf