Geological Risks Management and Reduction Procedure for Santiago Cuba Province

Galban Liber Rodriguez¹, Rafael Saved Lacaba², Chuy Jacinto Tomas Rodriguez³, Noelia Vidaud Ingrid Quintana⁴

¹Department of Hydraulic Engineering, Faculty of Construction, Universidad de Oriente, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
²Department of Geology, Faculty of Geology and Mines, Mining Metallurgical Institute, Holguin, Cuba.
³National Center for Seismological Research (CENAIS), Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
⁴Faculty of Construction, Civil Engineering Department, Universidad de Oriente, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.

DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1100621                

Abstract

Santiago de Cuba Province due to its seismicity, mountainous relief, lithological composition and stratigraphy, tectonic conditions, hydrological and geotechnical conditions, is regarded as the greatest potential for manifestation of geological hazards Cuba. The analysis of this province, notes that there are problems in the geological engineering study, land use and planning, organization, evaluation, management, analysis, implementation, monitoring and control of geological risks in the territory, meaning that management problems exist. To resolve these problems, this research proposes a new procedure for management and reduction of geological risk in Santiago de Cuba province supported by the theoretical foundations of processes management.

Keywords

Santiago de Cuba, Risks, Geology, Disaster Management

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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