Almeida, Lutiane Queiroz deSilva, Elza Edimara Soares da2020-04-022020-04-022019-11-25SILVA, Elza Edimara Soares da. Indicadores de vulnerabilidade e percepção do risco de alagamentos: estudo de caso no município de Macau/RN - Brasil. 2019. 112f. Dissertação (Mestrado em Geografia) - Centro de Ciências Humanas, Letras e Artes, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, 2019.https://repositorio.ufrn.br/jspui/handle/123456789/28712The objective of this research was to develop indicators that could measure the perception, coping and adaptive capacity of residents of the urban headquarters of the municipality of Macau / RN. As a guiding reference for all research, we used the methodology of Oliveira (2018), which was based on the methodology developed by the UNU-EHS (Institute for Environment and Human Security), in the World Risk Index, through four components: exposure, susceptibility, coping and adaptive capacity. After adapting the methodology to the scale required for the analysis of the study area, the data were spatially mapped, enabling the construction of the vulnerability index for the site. As a case study, this methodology was applied in the urban area of Macau / RN. The Indexes can assist in decision-making by public managers about the constant flooding and flooding in the region, as well as empowering the population with knowledge of the vulnerability situation in which they operate. It also exposes a methodology that can contribute to the development of risk management actions as well as disaster prevention. Thus, work with local indicators follows the logic of prioritizing site-specific information, facilitating the organization of data in a single location that can serve to understand site priorities as well as community care formulation, more strength to assist in decision-making for both disaster preparedness / prevention and sustainable community development.Acesso AbertoRedução do risco de desastresÍndice de vulnerabilidadeAlagamentosInundaçõesmasterThesisCNPQ::CIENCIAS HUMANAS::GEOGRAFIA