Valle de Aburrá: ¿Quo vadis?

This paper intents a brief description of the evolution that characterised natural risk prevention in the area surrounding the city of Medellin, Colombia, called the Aburra Valley. Both the lithological and structural composition of the Valle and its topographic and climatic conditions contribute to the abundance of destructive natural phenomena as earthquakes, slope movements, flash floods and, in a lower proportion, to floods. The population increase, which reaches now 3.5 millions inhabitants and the frequent occupation of sites exposed to natural hazards have resulted in numerous disasters. At present two entities called SIMPAD and DAPARD work on risk prevention, on city and department scale respectively. The amount of knowledge about physical environment is considered to be insufficient, together with regulations which should direct land use in accordance to restrictions related to natural hazards. Several seminars on this topic have already been carried out and the organisers of the present one, destined to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the Villa Tina disaster, should make the decision to meet each two years. Furthermore, the creation of a permanent commission dedicated to study past events, to foster information broadcasting and to seek a better knowledge of the Aburra Valley, should be considered.

• Autores: Hermelin Arbaux, Michel
• Fecha de publicación: 2007
• Institución: Universidad EAFIT
• Repositorio: Repositorio EAFIT
• Idioma: spa
• OAI Identifier: oai:repository.eafit.edu.co:10784/1517
• Acceso en línea: http://hdl.handle.net/10784/1517
• Palabra clave: ASENTAMIENTOS HUMANOS; USO DE LA TIERRA; VULNERABILIDAD SÍSMICA; ASENTAMIENTOS URBANOS; DESASTRES NATURALES; GEOMORFOLOGÍA; Natural risks; Prevention; Mitigation; Urban geology; Aburrá Valley; Human settlements; Land use; Seismic vulnerability; Urban Settlements; Natural disasters; Geomorphology; Riesgos naturales; Prevención; Mitigación; Geología urbana; Valle de Aburrá; Medellín; Antioquia; Colombia
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