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This chapter provides a summary of the conclusions drawn from all previous chapters, discusses its implications and provides policy recommendations. Limitations are stated as well as directions for further research suggested. The chapter emphasises that on the whole, the results obtained have confirmed the usefulness of our conceptual and methodological tools to assess the risk due to environmental deterioration to which the population of a given territory is susceptible. In the three country-case studies – Spain, Argentina and Bolivia – the comparison of spatial patterns and indicators in two different scales of analysis (regional and ‘census unit’) has identified significant geographic differences in terms of the distribution of vulnerability and hazardousness. In other words, irrespective of their degree of economic development, the three countries present scenarios of high vulnerability and/or hazardousness. This analysis constitutes the first step towards the management of risk and may help in the design of preventive measures. However, solving these problems implies that decision making entities must be capable of acting on the causes of risk.
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As is indicated in the introduction, the difficulty in accessing information, in terms of both cost and time, have meant that it has been impossible to carry out the initial project that had foreseen the study of risk in other countries, such as Venezuela and Brazil.
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MERCOSUR is a full customs union founded in 1991 between Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru have associated member status.
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These structural funds are: ERDF, ESF, EAGGF and FIFG; they are currently directed at improving the economic and social cohesion among member countries, but they could also be extended to cover aspects of environmental risk. The first two funds offer the best possibilities, while the latter two are specifically intended for agricultural and fishing activities. The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) basically contributes to helping the least developed regions and those which are undergoing processes of economic reconversion or which suffer structural difficulties and the European Social Fund (ESF) intervenes mainly in the context of European employment strategy.
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de Burgos-Jiménez, J., Vazquez-Brust, D.A., Plaza-Úbeda, J.A., Natenzon, C.E. (2012). Concluding Remarks. In: Vázquez-Brust, D., Plaza-Úbeda, J., de Burgos-Jiménez, J., Natenzon, C. (eds) Business and Environmental Risks. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2742-7_8
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