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This chapter evaluates risk, social vulnerability and industrial hazardousness in Bolivia applying the methodology described in Chapters 3 and 4. As well as presenting aggregated risk results at the departmental level, it provides a more detailed analysis for the municipalities of Santa Cruz and Sucre. The results show high levels of both vulnerability and industrial hazards, especially in the departments with highest economic development. The chapter also draws attention to the need for developing urban planning actions oriented towards a positive evolution of the management of these hazards.
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The Sucre panels consisted of 6 people each. The first one was comprised by 2 secondary school teachers of social science, 1 student from the final year of high school (baccalaureate), 1 social worker, 1 architect, and 1 economist. The panel that validated the map was made up by 2 university students, 2 architects, 1 social worker and 1 university teacher. The panels in Santa Cruz de la Sierra were also constituted by six people each. The first one was made up as follows: 2 doctors, 1 architect, 1 industrial engineer and 2 social workers; the second one included 1 doctor, 1 civil engineer, 1 social worker, 2 university students and 1 business administrator.
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Ballivián-Céspedes, L.A., Bueno-Cachadiña, Y., López, S.D. (2012). The Case of Bolivia. In: Vázquez-Brust, D., Plaza-Úbeda, J., de Burgos-Jiménez, J., Natenzon, C. (eds) Business and Environmental Risks. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2742-7_5
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