Mapping of risks and dangers of mass movements in hills of thecity of recife, pernambuco, Brazil
International Journal of Development Research
Mapping of risks and dangers of mass movements in hills of thecity of recife, pernambuco, Brazil
Received 19th April, 2020; Received in revised form 20th May, 2020; Accepted 17th June, 2020; Published online 30th July, 2020
Copyright © 2020, Eduardo Antonio Maia Lins et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Landslides are among the most common natural disasters in mountainous areas, where they are enhanced by inadequate occupation of these areas, especially by the poorest people, who are unaware of the basic and safe concepts for housing construction. In the city of Recife, capital of Pernambuco, Brazil, these accidents occur more intensely during periods of rain, causing socioeconomic and environmental damage. The present study aimed to analyze and map the degree of risk and danger in two hills located in the city of Recife. For risk analysis, the qualitative method proposed by Gusmão Filho et al. (1992), while for the risk analysis the semi-qualitative method developed by Faria (2011) was used. From these results, thematic maps of these areas were generated, concluding that the studied areas present a considerable degree of risk and danger, requiring effective mitigating actions.
