Risk identification in the Jaime Creek, Valparaiso, Chile

The commune of Valparaíso, located on the central coast Chile, represents a territory interest for study impacts derived from socio-natural risks and discussion about its due inclusion in current territorial planning instruments. Particularly, Jaime ravine (quebrada Jaime), foothills coastal mountain range, an interesting site to physical configuration level anthropic intervention that occurs. In this sector, part community's low-income population has been forced migrate, scarcity urban land safe areas, facing series jeopardize their quality life. This research uses multicriteria analysis based social variables identify territorially express risk scenarios stream. Forest fires mass removal processes are presented as most complex events with greatest impact until now have not properly integrated into Valparaíso Metropolitan Regulatory Plan (PREMVAL), thus allowing intensive use situation must be reanalyzed natural dynamics progressive occupation land, avoid future