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    STUDIA AMBIENTUM - Issue no. 1-2 / 2008  
         
  Article:   DIAGNOSIS OF RISK FOR FLOODS OF THE CITY OF HOLGUÍN - CUBA.

Authors:  ILEANA GUEVARA PINO. 		 
       
         
  Abstract:  The city of Holguín, located to the northeast of the Island of Cuba, was founded and April 4 1720 for the Spanish Captain García Holguín, of who takes the name. The parents founders chose the place for the beauty of the valley formed by the rivers, calls in that time Fernando and Isabel - in honor to the kings from Spain -, well-known today Jigue and Marañón like they called them in a principle the aboriginal ones. Presently, the city occupies an area of 51 km2, with a near population to the 280 thousand inhabitants. Located before in the valley of the rivers mentioned the city is exposed in a periodic way to the floods caused by intense rains that bring harnessed big material losses, contamination of the means and a negative impact in the community. The present work has as objective to evaluate the exposed area qualitatively to this phenomenon meteorological end, so that the authorities they can take efficient measures with view to minimize the damages and to assure a sustainable local development.

Keywords: Cuba, Holguín, flood risks 		 
         
     
         
         
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