Establishing protected areas constitutes one of the main strategies for the conservation of
marine and coastal ecosystems. Increasing risks associated with environmental change …

La gobernanza es a la vez un concepto controvertido y una creciente preocupación
empírica relacionada con una miríada de desafíos sociales contemporáneos y dilemas de …

This article addresses the topic of tsunami risk in the context of early warning and response.
We examine how zoning schemes can promote or mitigate intensive densification processes …

Tsunami risk is analyzed regarding a probable extreme event in Cartagena Bay (33° S), one
of the most anthropized areas of Chile and part of its main metropolitan area. An event with …

The destructive potential of a massive tsunami is not only related to society's response
capacity and evacuation plans, but also to the urban morphology and land cover. The Boca …

Socio-natural disasters can have profound consequences for countries exposed to natural
hazards. Consequently, Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) management and the development …

La vulnerabilidad social es un concepto polisémico que ha sido estudiado por múltiples
disciplinas en búsqueda de la explicación de su causalidad y los factores que la …

Abstract In recent decades, Santiago, Chile has seen a substantial increase in urbanized
areas along its eastern Andean foothills, where the seismic San Ramón Fault is also …

Anthropogenic land use changes have taken place through time, and will continue in the
future as the country develops. Such changes have affected the occurrence of hydrological …

Local perception of risk is a determinant of urban vulnerability. Accordingly, this research
addresses the analysis of local perception of the risk of tsunami hazards occurrences and …