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Habitat disperso e seu impacto na transformação do uso da terra ao redor da cidade de San Ramón, Costa Rica
(2021)Se estudou como em quatro décadas as áreas rurais dispersas e a cidade intermediária de San Ramón vêm transformando o uso da terra. Uma das formas de avaliar a dinâmica das mudanças no uso da terra é através da ... -
Historical and geospatial reconstruction of a sector of the alternative route of the railway to the Atlantic (years 1871-1873), called: "Fajardo line", in a geographical area associated with the valleys of Orosi and Ujarrás, Cartago, Costa Rica
(2022)This work consists of a historical and geospatial reconstruction, using Geographic Information Systems (GIS), of a sector of the alternative route of the Costa Rican Atlantic railway called: "Fajardo line", built between ... -
Hydrometeorological disasters in urban areas of Costa Rica, Central America
(2020)Tropical countries are subjected to natural disasters which cause substantial human and economic losses. Coping with disasters in tropics requires to improve our understanding of the frequency and distribution of ... -
El impacto socioambiental de la actividad cafetalera en el cantón de Coto Brus, Costa Rica (1940-2015)
(2016)El presente trabajo sintetiza el impacto social y ambiental que trajo consigo la introducción y el desarrollo del café como principal actividad productiva del cantón de Coto Brus entre 1940 y 2015. -
Implementación de un sistema de información geográfica para el estudio de las áreas de protección del Río María Aguilar, sector Pinares de Curridabat
(2020)Los ríos y quebradas son ecosistemas altamente vulnerables a los procesos de deforestación, urbanización y contaminación. La Ley Forestal costarricense es un instrumento legal para la conservación de estos humedales al ... -
Improving regional flood risk assessment using flood frequency and dendrogeomorphic analyses in mountain catchments impacted by tropical cyclones
(2022-01-01)River floods frequently occur when tropical cyclones hit land. Nonetheless, systematic, long-term discharge data remain rather scarce in many tropical countries, which prevent proper analysis of peak discharges occurring ... -
Influencia de una depresión intermontana y la altitud entre dos montañas en la diferenciación espacial en la precipitación en Costa Rica
(2021)Las partes altas de las montañas y sus depresiones se caracterizan por mostrar condiciones climáticas muy distintas comparadas con otras regiones del territorio costarricense. Se investigan cuatro estaciones climáticas: ... -
Insight into the stable isotopic composition of glacial lakes in a tropical alpine ecosystem: Chirripó, Costa Rica
(2018)Tropical high‐elevation lakes are considered sentinels of global climate change. This work characterizes the hydrological conditions of tropical alpine glacial lakes located in the highlands of Chirripó, Costa Rica, using ... -
Integrating Community and Ecosystem-Based Approaches in Climate Change Adaptation Responses
(2012)This paper is the result of extensive discussions led by adaptation professionals coming from different backgrounds and facilitated by the Ecosystem and Livelihoods Adaptation Network (ELAN).ii ELAN is an innovative alliance ... -
Interactions between geomorphology and production chain of 2 high-quality coffee in Costa Rica
(2022-04)High-altitude coffee has an international reputation due to its high quality, especially in countries with a long production history like Costa Rica. Specific geographical characteristics determine the regions where ... -
Inventario florístico en un bosque amenazado por la expansión agrícola en la reserva del Centro Turístico Los Chocuacos, Costa Rica
(2020-01-01)[Introducción]: La expansión de monocultivos de palma africana (Elaeis guineensis) y piña (Ananas comosus), en Costa Rica, ha degradado en forma progresiva el entorno natural del país, particularmente la región del distrito ... -
J. Dóniz-Páez, N.M. Pérez (Eds.), Book review: El Hierro Island Global Geopark: Diversity of Volcanic Heritage for Geotourism. SpringerCham, Swizerland (2023). (ISBN: 978-3-031-07288-8 [vii+ 123 PP.])
(2023)El Hierro Island Global Geopark: Diversity of Volcanic Heritage for Geotourism allows readers a structured approach starting from the geological origin of the island, up to the implementation of the UNESCO Global Geopark ... -
L'Economie Cafeiere a San Ignacio, Perou Septentrional: Antecedents Historiques et Consequences Ecologiques et Socio-Economiques
(1986)This paper examines the implications of cash-cropping among small holder peasant farmers in a pioneer region of northern Peru. Farm level strategies of coffee cultivators are analyzed as adaptations to both a marginal ... -
Landslide Potential in Santo Domingo De Heredia, Costa Rica, Central America
(2014-10)This paper reports results from a survey of landslide potential in the canton (county) of Santo Domingo de Heredia, Costa Rica. This canton, like much of Central America, is located in a tropical region with abrupt topography ... -
Landslide risk index map at the municipal scale for Costa Rica
(2021-04-01)Landslides are a common natural hazard worldwide with greater socioeconomic impacts in developing and tropical countries. In Central America and Costa Rica, this phenomenon is mainly triggered by seismicity and extraordinary ... -
Latin American geography education research trends in open access journals from the twenty-first century
(2022)Recent projects, declarations, and articles around the globe addressed the status and development of geography education, where the discipline is standing, and what should be done to enhance the quality and quantity of ... -
Litorales del Golfo de Nicoya
(Universidad de Costa Rica, Sede Occidente, 1988, 1988)Presenta tres artículos sobre el Golfo de Nicoya, los cuales tienen como propósito principal el ofrecer algunas de sus características importantes, principalmente geográficas, históricas y biológicas. El primer artículo ...