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COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT : Urban Strategies to Overcome Floods Linked to Climate Change

Almost half of the major natural disasters happening in the world have to do with flooding. The number of such events has been increasing over the years due to climate change combined with an accelerated and uncontrolled urban growth. My thesis adresses vulnerability in Latin-American cities affected by floods. Adapting to the temporary floods and strengthening the community social and economically to reduce vulnerability and promote a more integrated development .

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:kth-119262
Date January 2012
CreatorsValdivia, Rossana
PublisherKTH, Stadsbyggnad
Source SetsDiVA Archive at Upsalla University
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeStudent thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text
Formatapplication/pdf
Rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

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