Título
Living with risk: climate change and vulnerability. Community perceptions in peri-urban areas of La Paz City, Mexico
Viviendo en riesgo: cambio climático y vulnerabilidad. Percepciones comunitarias en áreas periurbanas de la ciudad de La Paz, México
Autor
Miriam Alfie
Gustavo Cruz-Bello
Nivel de Acceso
Acceso Abierto
Materias
Inundaciones - (TESAURO) Vulnerabilidad - (TESAURO) Cambio climático - (TESAURO) Empoderamiento - (TESAURO) Adaptación social - (TESAURO) Percepción social - (TESAURO) La Paz (Baja California Sur, México) - (INEGI) CIENCIAS SOCIALES - (CTI) SOCIOLOGÍA - (CTI) CAMBIO Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL - (CTI) OTRAS - (CTI) OTRAS - (CTI)
Resumen o descripción
This study analyzes two peri-urban communities exposed to hurricanes and floods in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico, showing that both are aware of climate variability. People in these communities recognized their vulnerability to climate change and the high frequency of hurricanes in the area. They also identified the economic transformations, and social adaptations these phenomena have caused, and recognize the impacts on health due to the spread of new diseases. Obtaining local information on climate impacts, understanding the social causes of vulnerability and increasing the effectiveness and efficiency to adaptation through local empowerment are key elements in the analysis of climate change. Our research included meteorological/climate data that complement the information obtained from the inhabitants of the region.
Editor
El Colegio de la Frontera Sur
Fecha de publicación
26 de enero de 2021
Tipo de publicación
Artículo
Versión de la publicación
Versión publicada
Recurso de información
Formato
application/pdf
Idioma
Español
Audiencia
Público en general
Repositorio Orígen
Repositorio Institucional de ECOSUR
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