Abstract

BITENCOURT, Neres de Lourdes da Rosa  and  ROCHA, Isa de Oliveira. Perception of Coastal Populations on the Effects Adverse Events in the Extreme South of Santa Catarina - Brazil. RGCI [online]. 2014, vol.14, n.1, pp.15-25. ISSN 1646-8872.  https://doi.org/10.5894/rgci408.

This study addresses the extreme natural events occurring on the coast of Santa Catarina. These events affect rural and urban areas therefore the purpose of this research is to analyse the residents and social actors perception about the events. It also investigates how the municipal management is organized to warn the population of weather adversities. The target areas are the cities of Balneário Gaivota, Passo de Torres, Santa Rosa do Sul, São João do Sul and Sombrio. The method included unstructured interviews with residents and municipal administration of the cities affected by natural events. Besides, it incorporated bibliographic and documentary investigation. The main findings comprise people’s statement about strong winds with rain and hail, floods and inundation in the study area. The hugest impacts were identified in the rural areas with losses of banana, rice and tobacco crops. Furthermore, several damages occurred in housing and agricultural buildings. The results showed the necessity of local government preventative schemes and the development of different action to rural and urban areas as they have distinct realities.

Keywords : Coast of Santa Catarina; Social Actors; Natural Disasters.

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