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Barragens , Construções Hidráulicas , Inundações , 32465 , Centrais Elétricas , El SalvadorRESUMO
Throughout El Salvador's history, from the Spanish occupation to the present global economy, social and economic factors, such as population and poverty growth along with unplanned urban development, have played an active role in disasters, raising vulnerability to the level of natural risk. This essay discusses two key aspects: the location of urban population (especially in San Salvador, the capital and the country's most crowded city) and unequal land distribution in the countryside. San Salvador is located in an important seismic area and is also very close to El Salvador's major farms. Ever since its foundation, earthquakes have shaken the capital, forcing not only the population to desert the city but also to change its location. On the other hand, the 1854 quake gave politicians seeking to boost coffee production and export, a reason to begin the transformation of common lands into private property, leading to land concentration. This gave way to the emergence of poor landless peasants who emigrated to urban areas, especially San Salvador (AU)
