SOCIAL VULNERABILITY: a geographic data matrix methodology in the of Rio de Janeiro

Author(s)

Amorim, Raul Reis ; Alves, Isabele Salazar Vieira ; Magdalena, Ulises Rodrigo

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Geo UERJ; v. N/A, n. 45, p. 25-pg., 2024-01-01.

Abstract

Land use and land cover expansion and intensification in Brazil, have significant environmental consequences and increase the associated hazards, including disasters related to extreme weather events. Hazard and risk management become indispensable to deal with this problem. This study proposes a Social Vulnerability Index aiming to identify vulnerable populations exposed to hazards associated with natural phenomena. This index was built based on social variables provided by the Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estat & iacute;stica (IBGE) and was validated by fieldwork in the municipality of Petr & oacute;polis, with an emphasis on the first district, in the state of Rio de Janeiro. The results obtained revealed significant differences between populations classified at different vulnerability levels. Unfortunately, communities with high vulnerability, when compared to those with low vulnerability, are often overlooked by the government. This emphasizes the need for a more comprehensive and inclusive approach to risk management. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 21/10343-9 - Quantification and mapping of regulating and provisioning ecosystem services and their interrelationships in the watershed
• Grantee: Ulises Rodrigo Magdalena
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Doctorate
• FAPESP's process: 18/22907-1 - Modelling the costs, benefits, and economic opportunities associated with vegetation conservation in the Piracicaba, Capivari, and Jundiaí watersheds (SP and MG)
• Grantee: Ulises Rodrigo Magdalena
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• FAPESP's process: 19/24229-3 - Socio-environmental vulnerability of areas susceptible to mass movements and floods of municipalities in the mountainous region of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Grantee: Isabelle Salazar Vieira Alves
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• FAPESP's process: 16/00007-3 - Actions of Basins Committees and the risks to floodings and droughts: a comparative study in river basins in the Brazilian Southeast and Northeast regions
• Grantee: Raul Reis Amorim
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• FAPESP's process: 22/03080-4 - Water resources management and the impacts of flooding on bagasas: the study of susceptibility, vulnerability, exposure and resilience to flooding in Brazilian cities
• Grantee: Raul Reis Amorim
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Initial Project