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A geomorphometric model to determine topographic parameters controlling wildfires occurrence in tropical dry forests
(2022)
Tropical dry forests (TDF) are commonly affected by wildfires, especially during the dry season and drought periods. Many studies have identified ecological, pedological, and climatic variables that control fires ignition ...
Relationships between COVID-19 and disaster risk in Costa Rican municipalities
(2023)
The COVID-19 pandemic has had far-reaching impacts on every aspect of human life since the first confirmed case in December 2019. Costa Rica reported its first case of COVID-19 in March 2020, coinciding with a notable ...
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 ...
Revisión y sistematización del proceso de digitalización y publicación de cartografía antigua en medios digitales
(2020-03-13)
La importancia de la cartografía antigua para la planificación
ambiental, económica y estratégica de un
espacio geográfico es fundamental para entender los
patrones espaciales del pasado y para proyectar las decisiones
futuras ...
Editorial: Landscape evolution of the tropical regions: Dates, rates and beyond
(2022)
The Tropics represent a large portion of Earth’s continents, including the highest
mountains, ancient flat surfaces, arid landscapes, major rivers, floodplains, and deltas.
These contrasting landscapes play critical roles ...
Climate Risk Analysis Using a High-Resolution Spatial Model in Costa Rica
(2023)
Increasing extreme weather and climate events have led to recurrent disasters that cause significant harm to human populations. The aim of this present study is to complement Costa Rica’s National Meteorological Institute ...
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.
Geomorphological heritage inventory of Irazú Volcano, Costa Rica
(2020)
Volcanoes are part of the natural environment, and the interactions with humans are inescapable.
The geoheritage studies in tropical regions, specifically tropical volcanos, are scarce despite
the uniqueness, scientific ...
Inventario florístico en un bosque amenazado por la expansión agrícola en la reserva del Centro Turístico Los Chocuacos, Costa Rica
Floristic Inventory in a Forest Threatened by Agricultural Expansion in the Reserve of 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 ...
Geomorphological regional mapping for environmental planning in developing countries
(2023)
Developing countries usually lack environmental baseline information for territorial decisionmaking.
Geomorphological maps constitute valuable tools for natural resource management
due to the landforms permanence and ...