Yungay: recent tendencies and spatial perceptions in an andean risk zone

The following paper focuses on the question, how Andean urban risk zones are urbanized and perceived various years after a disaster. The mortal 1970 debris avalanche from Mount Huascarán buried 5,000 inhabitants in the Peruvian town of Yungay. Four decades later, 9,500 people are living again in the...

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Main Author: Andreas Haller
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú 2010-04-01
Series:Espacio y Desarrollo
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Online Access:http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/espacioydesarrollo/article/view/5310