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Hydro-geomorphologic GIS database in Northern Portugal, between 1865 and 2010: temporal and spatial analysis

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Resumo:Floods and landslides are the natural hazards that most affect Northern Portugal. This Paper presents the DISASTER database results for Northern Portugal, containing occurrences of flood sand landslides between 1865 and 2010.There search carried out was based on press articles published in national and regional newspapers, but focusing exclusively the occurrences that caused personal damage, including deaths, injured, missing, evacuees and displaced people, regard less of the number of people affected and the economic value of damages. A total of 613 occurrences were recorded, which 18% are landslide sand 82% are floods. These occurrences were responsible for 198 deaths, 58 injured, 34 disappeared, 1804 evacuated and 15,918 displaced. The trend analysis shows an increase of 0.17 occurrences/decade. The obtained results show the occurrences concentration in the more urbanized areas and along larger rivers.
Autores principais:Santos, Monica
Outros Autores:Bateira, Carlos; Soares, Laura; Hermenegildo, Carlos
Assunto:Disaster project GIS database Floods Landslides Northern Portugal
Ano:2014
País:Portugal
Tipo de documento:artigo
Tipo de acesso:acesso aberto
Instituição associada:Universidade de Lisboa
Idioma:inglês
Origem:Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa

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