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Articles | Volume 370
Articles | Volume 370
https://doi.org/10.5194/piahs-370-189-2015
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https://doi.org/10.5194/piahs-370-189-2015
© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Articles | Volume 370
11 Jun 2015
 | 11 Jun 2015

Decreasing flood risk perception in Porto Alegre – Brazil and its influence on water resource management decisions

D. G. Allasia, R. Tassi, D. Bemfica, and J. A. Goldenfum

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Porto Alegre lies within a river junction that has become an important alluvial port as well as a chief industrial and commercial centre. This strategic location resulted in severe damage by flooding. Consequently a complex system of levees and pump stations was implemented during 1960s and 70s. In recent years, the levees were severally criticized by city planners and population due to the false perception of lack of flood risk as since its construction, not a single large flood event occurred.
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