Vulnerabilidad humana ante la amenaza sísmica en el cantón Chimbo, provincia Bolívar
In contemporary history, earthquakes are systematically mentioned as a natural phenomenon with significant socialimpact; which, especially in urban settings, trigger a series of disorders in daily life that are difficult to predict. Theobjective of the research is to evaluate human vulnerability to...
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| Language: | Spanish |
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2022
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| Online Access: | https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=8964810 |
| Source: | Killkana sociales: Revista de Investigación Científica, ISSN 2528-8008, Vol. 6, 2022, pags. 195-214 |
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In contemporary history, earthquakes are systematically mentioned as a natural phenomenon with significant socialimpact; which, especially in urban settings, trigger a series of disorders in daily life that are difficult to predict. Theobjective of the research is to evaluate human vulnerability to the seismic threat in the Chimbo canton, Bolívar province;from the social, institutional and cultural environments. The research is of a mixed approach, of a non-experimental type,under an alpha numerical method. The criteria applied are part of the selection of indicators and parameters for evaluation,analysis and mixed weighting, as well as the estimation of the level of vulnerability (high, medium and low). Among themethodologies considered, those of the National Secretariat for Risk Management (SNGR) and the United NationsDevelopment Program (UNDP) stand out. The sample consisted of 430 subjects living in the urban area of the Chimbocanton and the parishes of La Magdalena and La Asunción. The results highlight that, in the Chimbo canton, there isevidence of a medium level of vulnerability (62%) of the buildings. In the Magdalena parish it is average (61%) and inAsunción average (71%). The social and institutional vulnerability of the urban area of the Chimbo canton is at a mediumlevel and, in the parishes of La Magdalena it is high and La Asunción medium. The conclusions detail that the culturalvulnerability in the urban area of the Chimbo canton is medium, due to the knowledge about the seismic threat. In theparishes of La Magdalena and La Asunción, cultural vulnerability is high, given the insufficient information of theinformants about the existing seismic threats in each area. |
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