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    Landslides in Urquiza Park: The Use of PET Fibers to Avoid the Movement of Hillsides
    (2023-10-27) Londero, Bautista; Lopez, David José
    Summary—Urquiza Park is an important green area of the city of Paraná. Currently, it is facing a critical issue related to landslides and erosion. The causes are mainly heavy rains and trees removal, destroying the environment and putting people at risk. The purpose of this project is to address the issue of landslides within the specific area of Urquiza Park. To fulfill this aim, a solution that can be implemented by future civil engineers will be explored and explained, involving the reuse of recycled PET fibers to prevent landslides and erosion of this area. In order to achieve the goal of this work, it is organized as follows. Firstly, the city of Paraná will be briefly described. Then, the Urquiza Park landslides problem will be presented and discussed. Next, some scenes will be described in order to help visualize the problematic situation. Later, the causes as well as the consequences of the problem will be identified and analysed. After this, the solution to address the problem will be discussed. Finally, the strengths and weaknesses of the proposal will be stated. The expected impact of this project is mainly to improve the quality of life and safety of people as well as to preserve an important landmark of Paraná like Urquiza Park. In addition, it contributes to raising social awareness regarding PET recycling.