RELAÇÕES ENTRE FRAGILIDADE AMBIENTAL E VULNERABILIDADE SOCIAL NA SUSCEPTIBILIDADE AOS RISCOS /// \\\ EXISTING RELATIONS BETWEEN ENVIRONMENTAL FRAGILITY AND SOCIAL VULNERABILITY IN SUSCEPTIBILITY TO RISK
Abstract
A eclosão da crise ambiental global, a intensificação da ocupação irregular dos ambientes mais frágeis, a precariedade das condições socioeconômicas dos grupos sociais vulnerabilizados e a percepção da intensificação da ocorrência de desastres naturais fizeram com que as questões relativas às vulnerabilidades e aos riscos ocupassem papel de destaque na sociedade contemporânea. A crescente deflagração das situações de crise, associada ao aumento do número de atingidos e aos prejuízos associados, desencadeou a necessidade de compreender as condicionantes para o progressivo surgimento das situações de crise e para a identificação de territórios mais vulneráveis aos riscos. O objetivo deste artigo é demonstrar em que medida a fragilidade ambiental e a vulnerabilidade social se combinam na susceptibilidade aos riscos. Visa-se, portanto, apresentar a eficácia das referidas abordagens investigativas mediante procedimentos e técnicas aplicadas à definição da susceptibilidade aos riscos em ambientes urbanos. Os resultados obtidos evidenciam que por meio da compreensão das relações entre a fragilidade ambiental e a vulnerabilidade social faz-se possível a identificação de territórios mais vulneráveis aos riscos.Palavras-chave: Fragilidade ambiental; Vulnerabilidade social; Riscos ambientais.
ABSTRACT
With global environmental crisis, the intensification of inadequate occupation of the most fragile environments, the precariousness of socioeconomic conditions of vulnerable social groups and the perception of occurrence intensification of natural disasters pointed out questions related to vulnerabilities and risks in our contemporary society. The growing of crises, in association with the number of victims and damages, has generated the need to comprehend the conditions to the emergence of crisis and to the identification of territories most vulnerable to risks. The objective of this manuscript is demonstrate how the environmental fragility and social vulnerability are combined on susceptibility to risks. It aims to show the efficiency of the investigative approaches through procedures and techniques applied to definition of susceptibility to risks in urban environments. Results pointed out that through the comprehension of relations between environmental fragility and social vulnerability if possible to identify the most vulnerable territories to risk.
Key words: Environmental Fragility; Social vulnerability; Environmental risks.
RÉSUMÉ
L’éclosion de la crise mondiale de l’environnement, l’intensification de l’occupation illégale des environnements les plus fragiles, les conditions socio-économiques précaires des groupes sociaux les plus vulnérables et l’intensification perçue des catastrophes naturelles ont fait que les questions relatives aux vulnérabilités et aux risques prennent un rôle important dans la société contemporaine. Le déclenchement croissant des situations de crise, allié à l’augmentation du nombre de personnes touchées et aux pertes associées, a fait apparaître la nécessité de comprendre les conditions qui ont mené à l’émergence progressive de situations de crise et d’identifier les zones les plus vulnérables aux risques. Le but de cet article est de démontrer dans quelle mesure la combinaison de la fragilité de l’environnement et de la vulnérabilité sociale est associée à la susceptibilité aux risques. L’objectif est donc de présenter l’efficacité de ces approches d’investigation par les procédures et les techniques appliquées à la définition de la sensibilité aux risques dans les milieux urbains. Les résultats montrent que à partir de la compréhension de la relation entre la fragilité de l’environnement et la vulnérabilité sociale, il est possible d’identifier les zones les plus vulnérables aux risques.
Mots-clés: Fragilité environnementale; Vulnérabilité sociale; Risques environnementaux.
Published
01/09/2015
How to Cite
SANTOS, Jader de Oliveira.
RELAÇÕES ENTRE FRAGILIDADE AMBIENTAL E VULNERABILIDADE SOCIAL NA SUSCEPTIBILIDADE AOS RISCOS /// \\\ EXISTING RELATIONS BETWEEN ENVIRONMENTAL FRAGILITY AND SOCIAL VULNERABILITY IN SUSCEPTIBILITY TO RISK.
Mercator, Fortaleza, v. 14, n. 2, p. 75 - 90, sep. 2015.
ISSN 1984-2201.
Available at: <http://www.mercator.ufc.br/mercator/article/view/1650>. Date accessed: 01 may 2025.
Section
ARTICLES
Keywords
Fragilidade ambiental; vulnerabilidade social; riscos ambientais
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