Rehabitar la Montaña: strategies and processes for sustainable communities in the mountainous periphery of Medellín

Thousands of poor, marginal communities residents die due to landslide events every year. The quick urbanization of mountainous areas, combined with an increased frequency of landslide events induced by heavy rains due to climate change, is leading to increased deaths year after year, and the proble...

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Main Authors: Joseph Claghorn, Francesco Maria Orsini, Carlos Alejandro Echeverri Restrepo, Christian Werthmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Editora Universitária Champagnat 2016-01-01
Series:Urbe : Revista Brasileira de Gestão Urbana
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Online Access:http://www2.pucpr.br/reol/index.php/URBE/pdf?dd1=15973