Disasters in municipalities of the federal network of professional, scientific, and technological education in Brazil

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https://doi.org/10.5016/geografia.v51i1.18602

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Several campuses of the Brazilian Federal Network of Professional, Scientific, and Technological Education have been affected by disasters across Brazil. However, few studies have examined their educational vulnerability to such events. This study identified the types of disasters across 580 municipalities within the Brazilian Federal Network and assessed the spatial distribution of campuses located in 270 cities with mapped landslide and flood hazards. The methodology consisted of analyzing data from the Integrated Disaster Information System and the Digital Atlas of Disasters in Brazil, covering the period from 2013 to 2022. Campus exposure to risk areas was diagnosed by cross-referencing spatial data from georeferenced campus locations with geological and hydrological risk mapping conducted between 2011 and 2014. The main results indicate that disasters were recorded in more than 90 percent of the municipalities where the Federal Network operates, with 11 campuses located directly within identified risk areas.

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  • Janaina de Alencar Mota e Silva, Instituto Federal de São Paulo/ Universidade Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Ciência e Tecnologia, São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brasil.

    Professora EBTT do Instituto Federal de São Paulo e doutoranda em Desastres pelo Instituto do Ciência e Tecnologia da Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) em conjunto com o Centro Nacional de Monitoramento e Alertas de Desastres Naturais (Cemaden). Possui graduação em Geografia pela Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL) e mestrado em Geografia pela Unesp (Rio Claro).  

  • Viviana Aguilar-Muñoz, Centro Nacional de Monitoramento e Alerta de Desastres Naturais, São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brasil.

    Engenheira cartógrafa, mestre e doutora em Sensoriamento Remoto. Pesquisadora/Tecnologista no Centro Nacional de Monitoramento e Alertas de Desastres (Cemaden), área do conhecimento em Risco de Desastres.  Pós-doutoranda FAPESP.

  • Victor Marchezini, Centro Nacional de Monitoramento e Alerta de Desastres Naturais, São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brasil.
    Cientista social, mestre e doutor em Sociologia. Pesquisador no Cemaden/MCTI. Professor no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Desastres (ICT/Unesp-Cemaden) e no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência do Sistema Terrestre (PGCST/INPE).  

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2026-05-04

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Vol. 51 No. 1 (2026)

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Disasters in municipalities of the federal network of professional, scientific, and technological education in Brazil. GEOGRAFIA, v. 51, n. 1, p. e-18602, 4 May2026.