نبذة مختصرة : Scenarios of significant adverse consequences of hazards related to sea level are expected to increase in magnitude and frequency in the future. The district of Lisbon and specifically the area where the neighborhood of Segundo Torrão is located are identified as the most vulnerable concerning sea level rise impacts. This thesis aims to understand how such coastal community make sense of and cope with such events by bringing together models of place attachment and community resilience. By doing so, politics of place identity are discussed in terms of environmental injustice. Also, an examination of the role of the media - as a social amplifier of risk - in representing both the neighborhood and related hazards is included. A Participatory Action Research perspective guided the process of data collection of 2 semi-structured interview and 1 focus group; a media analysis of 56 articles was performed. All data were analyzed through Thematic Analysis.
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