Understanding Social and Environmental Hazards in Urban Areas: An Analysis from Barranquilla, Colombia

The present research aims to understand the challenges faced by a Colombian city in the context of multidimensional risk scenarios, given the existing demographic and socio-economic conditions and local perspectives and perceptions regarding socio-environmental risks. The research was undertaken in...

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Autores principales:	Marina B. Martínez-González, Celene B. Milanes, Jorge Moreno-Gómez, Samuel Padilla-Llano, Alex Vásquez, Allan Lavell, Ana Saltarín-Jiménez, Andrés Suárez
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	developing cities quality of life risk reduction social vulnerability sustainable development goals urban poverty Social Sciences H
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:f3bb1c94e41d44a387a42864ad523a192021-11-25T18:59:38ZUnderstanding Social and Environmental Hazards in Urban Areas: An Analysis from Barranquilla, Colombia10.3390/socsci101104112076-0760https://doaj.org/article/f3bb1c94e41d44a387a42864ad523a192021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/10/11/411https://doaj.org/toc/2076-0760The present research aims to understand the challenges faced by a Colombian city in the context of multidimensional risk scenarios, given the existing demographic and socio-economic conditions and local perspectives and perceptions regarding socio-environmental risks. The research was undertaken in the city of Barranquilla, northern Colombia. A survey was designed to analyze (1) the general socio-economic and vulnerability conditions of a communities’ sample, (2) information related to hazards and disaster risk in their neighbourhoods, and (3) information on actions to mitigate risk. Three hundred and ninety-one people were surveyed. Likert scale and Pearson's Chi-square test and descriptive, inferential statistical methods, regression models, and the Mann–Whitney U test were used to process the results. Respondents lived, in general, under precarious socio-economic conditions (such as low income or lack of infrastructure and others). Given socio-environmental constraints, the research revealed that hazards such as urban stream flooding and robbery were the most negatively associated with the respondent’s quality of life. Regarding the actions to avoid losses, 84% of respondents had not implemented any preventive action. Respondents also have low awareness of the need to implement risk prevention actions. Social risks and the configuration of anthropic hazards stand out as principal centres for concern.Marina B. Martínez-GonzálezCelene B. MilanesJorge Moreno-GómezSamuel Padilla-LlanoAlex VásquezAllan LavellAna Saltarín-JiménezAndrés SuárezMDPI AGarticledeveloping citiesquality of liferisk reductionsocial vulnerabilitysustainable development goalsurban povertySocial SciencesHENSocial Sciences, Vol 10, Iss 411, p 411 (2021)
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topic	developing cities quality of life risk reduction social vulnerability sustainable development goals urban poverty Social Sciences H
spellingShingle	developing cities quality of life risk reduction social vulnerability sustainable development goals urban poverty Social Sciences H Marina B. Martínez-González Celene B. Milanes Jorge Moreno-Gómez Samuel Padilla-Llano Alex Vásquez Allan Lavell Ana Saltarín-Jiménez Andrés Suárez Understanding Social and Environmental Hazards in Urban Areas: An Analysis from Barranquilla, Colombia
description	The present research aims to understand the challenges faced by a Colombian city in the context of multidimensional risk scenarios, given the existing demographic and socio-economic conditions and local perspectives and perceptions regarding socio-environmental risks. The research was undertaken in the city of Barranquilla, northern Colombia. A survey was designed to analyze (1) the general socio-economic and vulnerability conditions of a communities’ sample, (2) information related to hazards and disaster risk in their neighbourhoods, and (3) information on actions to mitigate risk. Three hundred and ninety-one people were surveyed. Likert scale and Pearson's Chi-square test and descriptive, inferential statistical methods, regression models, and the Mann–Whitney U test were used to process the results. Respondents lived, in general, under precarious socio-economic conditions (such as low income or lack of infrastructure and others). Given socio-environmental constraints, the research revealed that hazards such as urban stream flooding and robbery were the most negatively associated with the respondent’s quality of life. Regarding the actions to avoid losses, 84% of respondents had not implemented any preventive action. Respondents also have low awareness of the need to implement risk prevention actions. Social risks and the configuration of anthropic hazards stand out as principal centres for concern.
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author	Marina B. Martínez-González Celene B. Milanes Jorge Moreno-Gómez Samuel Padilla-Llano Alex Vásquez Allan Lavell Ana Saltarín-Jiménez Andrés Suárez
author_facet	Marina B. Martínez-González Celene B. Milanes Jorge Moreno-Gómez Samuel Padilla-Llano Alex Vásquez Allan Lavell Ana Saltarín-Jiménez Andrés Suárez
author_sort	Marina B. Martínez-González
title	Understanding Social and Environmental Hazards in Urban Areas: An Analysis from Barranquilla, Colombia
title_short	Understanding Social and Environmental Hazards in Urban Areas: An Analysis from Barranquilla, Colombia
title_full	Understanding Social and Environmental Hazards in Urban Areas: An Analysis from Barranquilla, Colombia
title_fullStr	Understanding Social and Environmental Hazards in Urban Areas: An Analysis from Barranquilla, Colombia
title_full_unstemmed	Understanding Social and Environmental Hazards in Urban Areas: An Analysis from Barranquilla, Colombia
title_sort	understanding social and environmental hazards in urban areas: an analysis from barranquilla, colombia
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/f3bb1c94e41d44a387a42864ad523a19
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Understanding Social and Environmental Hazards in Urban Areas: An Analysis from Barranquilla, Colombia

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