LAS CIUDADES ESPAÑOLAS Y EL RIESGO DE INUNDACIÓN: PERMANENCIA Y CAMBIO DE UN PROBLEMA CRÓNICO

Spanish cities and flood risk: permanency and change of a chronic problem. We study the incidence of flood risk in Spanish cities throughout the history. Through this analysis we can prove the role performed by physical and human factors in the spatial distribution and chronological evolution of this risk. Furthermore, its recent trends are explained in relationship to the evolution of the cities as well as with the human transformation of rivers and fluvial catchments. Word keys: risk of flood, cities, Spain, historical evolution, perception of risk.