Estrategias sostenibles para la protección contra inundaciones de las zonas vulnerables del cantón Santa Rosa: estudio de caso

Abstract

Floods have affected the well- being of rural and urban communities worldwide for centuries due to many factors, including the incorrect territorial planning and currently due to climate change. Although natural risks are the least studied factors since the probabilities of presenting themselves are variable, therefore the communities at the time of their settlement pay little or no attention to this problem. In the canton of Santa Rosa, flooding for several decades puts many of its inhabitants on alert given that each year the same disaster occurs and sometimes with greater force when the El Niño phenomenon arises at the same time. For this reason, it is intended to document what are the causes of floods and preventive measures taken by the authorities, other strategies focused on nature are proposed in order particular environmental characteristics of the area.