Methodological approximation to an articulation between risk management, environmental management and land regulation

Abstract

The new territorial scenario produced by climate change and economic globalization has made the population more vulnerable to suffer events associated to natural risks. Land Regulation is born as a tool to reduce vulnerability in a planned and environmentally sustainable way. However, in order for this tool to be truly efficient, it is necessary for it to be a part of both Risk Management and Environmental Management, thus defining an integrated methodology. With this aim in mind, this paper presents two methodological approaches born from the discussions of a practical community formed by Latin American university professors who have joined efforts and experiences to solve a common problem and which tries to reduce the risk that their populations run of suffering natural disasters.