Current human settlements are characterized by disorganized urbanization and high population densities, which can impact the landscape and the environment. Soil transport leads to erosion and aggradation of water bodies and increases landslide susceptibility in regions with more uneven topographies. Landslides are the most common environmental accidents and have caused the most deaths; one example is the incide...
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior; A Área de Proteção Ambiental da Região Serrana de Petrópolis - APA Petrópolis (RJ) apresenta características potenciais para o desenvolvimento de áreas de risco, pois se posiciona em região de topografia acidentada e mostra-se em processo acelerado e desordenado de urbanização, principalmente, em terras petropolitanas. Este trabalho, implementado em t...
Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais; The county of Nova Friburgo, situated on the mountain area of the State of Rio de Janeiro (Southeast Brazil) presents potential features for development of risk factors, once it is located in a topographical unstable and in a chaotic process of urbanization, mainly, in the hydrographic of the Bengalas river basin. On the region under study, the susceptibi...