Estimation of exposed population to landslides and floods risk areas in Brazil, on an intra-urban scale - Assis Dias MC, Saito SM, Alval á RCS, Stenner C, Pinho G, Nobre CA, Fonseca MRS, Santos C, Amadeu P, Silva D, Lima CO, Ribeiro J, Nascimento F, Corrêa CO.

The knowledge on population demographics and the living conditions in risk areas are crucial for risk management and disaster response. In Brazil, this information is not available yet on a national scale. With the goal of characterizing at risk population...

Source: SafetyLit - January 14, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news