Characterizing spatio-temporal patterns of social vulnerability to droughts, degradation and desertification in the Brazilian northeast

Characterizing spatio-temporal patterns of social vulnerability to droughts, degradation and desertification in the Brazilian northeast

Examples of how environmental susceptibility has a direct impact on the social vulnerability of a population, by affecting both the social and cultural life quality are discussed for the Northeast of Brazil, which is considered to be the poorest region of the country. Several direct and indirect mec...

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Main Authors: Rita Marcia da Silva Pinto Vieira, Marcelo Francisco Sestini, Javier Tomasella, Victor Marchezini, Guilherme Reis Pereira, Alexandre Augusto Barbosa, Fabrícia Cristina Santos, Daniel Andrés Rodriguez, Flávio Rodrigues do Nascimento, Marcos Oliveira Santana, Francisco Carneiro Barreto Campello, Jean Pierre Henry Balbaud Ometto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-02-01
Series:Environmental and Sustainability Indicators
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2665972719300169

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