To upgrade or to relocate. Government s decision on implementing upgrading or relocation practices on informal settlements concerning their vulnerability to floods due to climate change and variability. The case of Montevideo, Uruguay

Currently millions of people live in informal settlements in Latin America. They are the most vulnerable to climate change, because generally they occupy the most hazardous locations (e.g. floodplains) and lack adaptive capacity due to their low social and economical means. For several decades, gove...

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Main Author:	Vincent, Valentina (author)
Format:	masterThesis
Language:	Spanish
Published:	2015
Subjects:	Sustentabilidad Planificación urbana Cambio climático Movilidad urbana climate change informal settlement relocation Geografía Económica y Social Estudios Urbanos Ciencias Sociales
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12381/150
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