Displaying results 1 - 10 of 19
In Quito, Ecuador, landslides present a significant threat to communities settled on hillsides and ravine slopes, and geotechnical data is needed to assess slope stability.
Disaster risk is the result of complex interactions between the drivers of vulnerability such as poverty and lack of access to resources and the impacts from multiple hazards (wit
Quito, Ecuador, is a city at risk of many hazards including earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and landslides, compounded by the widespread presence of problematic volcanic soils known as Cangahua.
Atificial light at night (ALAN) has positive and negative effects on social, economic, environmental, and ecological systems, and will increase with urban expansion.
Rainfall-triggered landslides are increasingly a concern in rapidly urbanising areas around the globe.
Using satellite data, researchers from the Tomorrow’s Cities Hub, analysed Quito’s recent historical urban expansion and multi-hazard risks to identify green spaces that can
La Secretaría General de Planificación, en coordinación con el Instituto Metropolitano de Planificación
El Centro de investigación aplicada Ciudades del Mañana “Tomorrow’s Cities - Urban Risk in Transition” es impulsado por el Gobierno del Reino U
El Centro Ciudades del Mañana (Tomorrow’s Cities), conformado por la Escuela Politécnica Nacional, la Universidad San Francisco de Quito, la Facultad
The two Review and Learning Workshops of the Quito Hub took place on the 4th and 11th September 2020.