IN-PERSON Manchester Livable Cities

Abstract

Accessibility to safe public spaces has become increasingly important in the urban context, especially in those countries that are part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, as places with the capacity to confront disaster prevention and response requirements. Law Nº 21.364 of Chile, in force from the National System for Disaster Prevention and Response, opens the discussion on the possible ways of implementing the mechanisms at the communal level of prevention and response to disasters to be applied in the inhabited territories, including the community involved. However, there is still no clear how the plans for Communal Emergency and Disaster Risk Reduction proposed by city councils can regulate the affected risk areas. The research aims to define degrees of vulnerability for the La Reina Alta sector, in Santiago, Chile, that are related to the risks associated with the geologic San Ramón fault and the mountain ravines, to prioritize the public investment at the communal level. By using a mixed exploratory methodology, a cartographic analysis of La Reina Alta is carried out, including indicators of risks associated with the San Ramón Fault and the mountain ravines, to measure the lack of accessibility to parks and public squares. The results show that this analysis supports the formulation of municipal projects for the development of public spaces with resilient criteria and therefore contributes to strategic urban planning for better sustainable design