EVALUACIÓN DE LA VULNERABILIDAD EN EL PARTIDO DE CORONEL SUÁREZ (BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA) COMO APORTE A LA GESTIÓN DEL RIESGO DE INUNDACIÓN.

In the northern slope of the Ventania System (province of Buenos Aires), flooding and waterlogging events occur with high frequency, configuring risk situations. Determining hydric excess events towards vulnerability is a complex task, given the large number of variables involved and their respective associated indicators. In this context, the aim of this paper is to evaluate and represent the spatial distribution of social vulnerability in Coronel Suárez's distric at the census radio scale. Census official data were used, grouped into three categories: demography, quality of life and working conditions. A multivariate classification analysis of spatial units was performed using the standardized averages method. The 53.33 % of the district's population presents medium and high vulnerability, registered in both urban and rural areas, which will be affected by the occurrence of floods and waterlogging due to deficient socio-economic and demographic conditions. The cartographic representation of vulnerability is an instrument of great relevance for the actors involved in the processes of flood and waterlogging risk management of the different administrative levels. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]