Desafios da mobilidade urbana em contexto de mudanças climáticas

vulnerability and resilience of infrastructure through five Brazilian disasters

Abstract

Brazil has demonstrated, through recent environmental tragedies, the vulnerability of its urban mobility infrastructure. Framing the climate change contexto and the exacerbation of environmental crises in Brazil, this paper examines, through a review of reports, five environmental tragedies that occurred in the past 15 years, focusing on their impacts on the mobility infrastructure of the affected areas. The outcomes of these events highlight the fragility of existing infrastructures, resulting in social and material losses that permeate throughout Brazilian society. Based on an in-depth exploration of the resilience concept and its update, with a focus on urban mobility studies, the role of capability and adaptability in fostering infrastructure better suited to climate change is investigated. The paper underscores the imperative of incorporating resilience into urban mobility systems as a central means for the survival and continuity of urban life in future Brazilian cities.