En este artículo se exploraron los cambios ocurridos en la percepción social del paisaje de amenazas en la ciudad de Mexicali, México, en 2006 y 2011. Esto se llevó a cabo mediante la comparación del número y tipo de peligros que los habitantes reportaron en dos encuestas locales. Este ejercicio permitió clasificar los peligros en “constantes” y “cambiantes”, y también identificar, a través de la observación de su manifestación física en el espacio urbano, las pautas de invisibilidad social, que ameritan ser consideradas en las estrategias de prevención de desastres. Palabras clave: percepción del riesgo; percepción del peligro; paisaje de amenazas; sesgo heurístico; invisibilidad social del riesgo; Mexicali. AbstractThe article explores the changes in the social perception of hazardscape in the city of Mexicali, México in 2006 and 2011. This is done by comparing the number and type of hazards that residents reported in two local surveys. This exercise allowed classifying the hazards in “constant" and "changing" in social perception and, by observing their physical manifestation in the urban space, to identify patterns of social invisibility that deserves consideration in strategies for disaster prevention. Key words: risk perception; hazard perception; hazardscape; heuristic bias; social invisibility of risk; Mexicali.
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