METHODOLOGICAL PROPOSAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MAP OF LANDSLIDE RISKS IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF PETROPOLIS

Urban settlement in Petrópolis began in the early 18th Century and, until the present date,it has been happening in a disorganized and problematic way. Throughout all these years, thehillsides have been deforested, rivers have been polluted and silted up and, consequently, thenumber of landslides ha...

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Main Authors: Patrícia Batista Melo, Antônio José Teixeira Guerra, André Polly Assumpção, Marcos Barreto, Desiree Christine de O. e Silva
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=1305&article=654&mode=pdf