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Geomorphological hazards susceptibility in high-density urban areas: a case study of Mexico City
(2020-10)
Developing countries face more impacts due to natural hazards because of rapid urbanization, natural resources
overexploitation, and lack of territorial management. Mexico City is one of the most populated metropolitan
areas ...
Miniciudades: ¿Espacios públicos reales o falsos?
(2021-12)
Esta investigación busca ampliar e ir más allá del clásico discurso académico dualista en torno a los espacios “públicos” o privados en las recientes propuestas inmobiliarias privadas de las ciudades contemporáneas ...
Deciphering natural hazard histories based on tree-ring analyses in contrasting tropical ecosystems of Costa Rica
Tesis para optar por el grado de Doctor en Ciencias, Universidad de Ginebra-Suiza
(2020)
Climatic and anthropogenic changes are contributing to the degradation of different ecosystems
in Costa Rica, thereby altering climatic, ecological, and geomorphic conditions. The hypothesis
of this PhD thesis is that ...
Geomorphology of the Guacimal River catchment, Costa Rica
(2022)
The Guacimal River catchment has an area of 181 km2 and is located in the NW of Costa Rica, between the coordi-nates 84.745° W-10.016° N and 84.909° W-10.325° N. In this territory, as in most of the country, detailed ...
Resiliencia ante los desastres de origen hidrometeorológico y tectónico en el Área Metropolitana de San José, Costa Rica, para el período 2000-2019
(2023)
Los estudios sobre resiliencia cobran cada vez más importancia debido al posible
aumento de la incidencia de procesos naturales en la vida de las personas ante el contexto
mundial del cambio climático antropogénico. En ...
Flood risk index development at the municipal level in Costa Rica: A methodological framework
(2022)
Floods constitute one of the most damaging natural hazards in the world. Seasonal and extraordinary rainfall
recurrently trigger different types of floods in Costa Rica. An integrated and efficient flood risk management
requires ...
Biodiversity, Agrobiodiversity and Ecosystem Change
(2011)
Biodiversity is the variety of life, in all its forms. It provides the foods and medicines used around the world today, the fiber for clothes, and many of the materials for shelter and houses, and a plethora of other goods ...
Mapping Mountain Landforms and Its Dynamics: Study Cases in Tropical Environments
(2022)
High mountain areas are critical for water security and natural hazard dynamics, as well
as glacier and ecosystem conservation in a warming world. We present a brief account of the
methodological steps for geomorphological ...
Reflexiones y experiencias del Programa de Capacitación, Actualización y Divulgación de la Escuela de Geografía, Universidad de Costa Rica en el periodo 2015-2021
Reflections and experiences of the Training, Update and Dissemination Program of the School of Geography, University of Costa Rica in the 2015-2021 period
Reflexões e experiências do Programa de Capacitação, Atualização e Difusão da Escola de Geografia da Universidade da Costa Rica no período 2015-2021
(2023-01-01)
La extensión docente es una competencia de la Vicerrectoría de Acción Social en la Universidad de Costa Rica. Por medio de esta modalidad se ofrece un intercambio académico entre la docencia y comunidades para mejorar el ...
Taxonomic approach and potential anthropic indices to understanding cross-sectional morphology and landscape modification of a tropical river Basin, India
(2023)
During the Anthropocene, human modifications to fluvial landscapes
have become a common aspect of their progress and development.
The primary objective of this research is to delve into the humaninduced
alterations on ...