PERCEPCIÓN Y PREVENCIÓN DEL RIESGO POR LAHAR EN LOS DIQUES DE CARTAGO

Authors

  • Gustavo Barrantes Castillo Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica
  • Andrea Segura Zúñiga Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica
  • Kimberly Walcott Brenes Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica

Abstract

En los Diques de Taras de Cartago reside una población con alto grado de vulnerabilidad a la ocurrencia de lahares  provenientes del  Río Reventado.  En este artículo se analiza la situación del Barrio La Unión ante un eventual lahar, tanto desde el punto de vista de la amenaza, a la que están expuestos, como de la percepción del riesgo que tienen sus habitantes.

Palabras clave: Lahar, desastres naturales, percepción del riesgo, diques

Abstract:

In Taras Diques, Cartago, the inhabitants are highly vulnerable to mud slides from the Reventado River. This article analyzes the situation of the La Unión Community in an event of a mud slide, from the danger`s point of view they are exposed to as well as how the inhabitants perceive the risk.

Keywords: Lahar, natural disasters, perception of the risk, dikes

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Published

2011-07-26

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Barrantes Castillo, G., Segura Zúñiga, A., & Walcott Brenes, K. (2011). PERCEPCIÓN Y PREVENCIÓN DEL RIESGO POR LAHAR EN LOS DIQUES DE CARTAGO. Geographical Journal of Central America, 1(42), 83-96. https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/geografica/article/view/307

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Vol. 1 No. 42 (2009): Revista Geográfica de América Central N. 42

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How to Cite

Barrantes Castillo, G., Segura Zúñiga, A., & Walcott Brenes, K. (2011). PERCEPCIÓN Y PREVENCIÓN DEL RIESGO POR LAHAR EN LOS DIQUES DE CARTAGO. Geographical Journal of Central America, 1(42), 83-96. https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/geografica/article/view/307

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