Abstract

FERRARI, María Paula. Analysis of Vulnerability and Social Perception of Floods in the City of Trelew (Argentina). Cuad. Geogr. Rev. Colomb. Geogr. [online]. 2012, vol.21, n.2, pp.99-116. ISSN 0121-215X.

The objective of this paper is to analyze indicators of vulnerability in cases of fooding in the Intendente Alfredo Mario Etchepare district of the city of Trelew, Argentina. The study contrasts two diagnoses: on the one hand, the technical-scientific diagnosis resulting from bibliographic consultation, document search, and interviews with technicians and key players in the neighborhood, and on the other, the analytical diagnosis of the perception of the inhabitants of the neighborhood, carried out after considering the information obtained through a semi-structured questionnaire. Due to the recognition of diferences between the technical-scientific and the social perception diagnoses, the article suggests the importance of establishing an essential pre-analytical phase for the selection and implementation of any risk management strategy.

Keywords : technical-scientific diagnosis; foods; social perception; risk; Trelew; vulnerability.

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