Abstract

QUEIROZ ROSENDO, Eliamin Eldan et al. Extreme Rainfall and Territorial Disorder in the Construction of Risk: A Case Study in the Cabaceiras Municipality of Paraíba, Brazil. Cuad. Geogr. Rev. Colomb. Geogr. [online]. 2015, vol.24, n.2, pp.189-203. ISSN 0121-215X.  https://doi.org/10.15446/rcdg.v24n2.43924.

In underdeveloped countries, the late industrial revolution brought new configurations of urban space. In many cases, in combination with climatic phenomena, a lack of regional planning and social and environmental vulnerabilities, these configurations contributed to the creation of a landscape of risk. Given this context, the aim of this work was to analyze the environmental characteristics of the city of Cabaceiras in Paraíba, Brazil, which is located in a semiarid region but has been affected by floods. The following methodological procedures were used: historical and literature-based background research, the use of climate data, the use of geographical information systems (GIS) through remote sensors, and field visits. Observations indicated that the devastation of the savannah, desertification, soil type, urbanization processes, an unfortunate rainfall distribution, and dysfunction in governance exacerbated the flooding phenomena in this city.

Keywords : Cabaceiras-Paraíba; extreme climatic events; floods; socioenvironmental risks; disordered urbanization.

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