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La actividad de los volcanes de la Cordillera Central, Costa rica, entre 1998-2002
(2004)
La actividad de los volcanes Poás, Barva, Irazú y Turrialba, de la Cordillera Volcánica Central, ha sido rutinariamente vigilada, incluyendo observaciones sismológicas, visuales y de campo, tales como ascenso de nubes de ...
Morfometría de la microcuenca quebrada El Estero, San Ramón, Alajuela, Costa Rica
Morphometry of the microbasin El Estero, San Ramón, Alajuela, Costa Rica
(2021)
En esta investigación se analizan algunas características morfométricas de la microcuenca hidrográfica de la quebrada El Estero. Se analizan la forma, relieve y drenaje asociada a la morfodinámica de la microcuenca. Para ...
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 ...
Os agentes produtores do espaço urbano nas recentes tendências do mercado imobiliário costarriquenho
Agents Involved in The Production of City Space in the Recent Costa Rican Real Estate Market Trends
(2016)
Na entrada do século XXI na Costa Rica, no quadro da urbanização neoliberal, o mercado está impondo uma nova forma de morar: a verticalização residencial. Neste contexto, este artigo apresenta uma análise sobre a relação ...
Climate reverses directionality in the richness–abundance relationship across the World’s main forest biomes
(2020-11-06)
More tree species can increase the carbon storage capacity of forests (here referred to as the
more species hypothesis) through increased tree productivity and tree abundance resulting
from complementarity, but they can ...
Flood Risk-Related Research Trends in Latin America and the Caribbean
(2022)
Abstract: Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), like many other regions in the world, are areas
that are prone to hydrometeorological disasters, which threaten livelihoods and cause economic
losses. To derive LAC’s ...
Water stable isotopes reveal the hydrological response of Costa Rican glacial lakes to climate variability
(2022)
Lakes are generally considered a key information source for understanding paleoclimate. Here, we use stable water isotopes (δ2H and δ18O) in a high-elevation tropical glacial lake to inform about modern climate variability ...
Dendrogeomorphology as a tool to depict hydrogeomorphic processes in the tropics
La dendrogeomorfología como una herramienta para representar procesos hidrogeomorfológicos en los trópicos
(2023-01)
Climatic and anthropogenic changes cause the deprivation of distinct
ecosystems in Costa Rica, transforming climatic, ecological, and geomorphic
conditions. The high tropical biodiversity of Costa Rica and the tropics ...
El valor de la Geografía en la educación: el conocimiento poderoso en Geografía (Powerful Geography) y la educación geográfica
The value of geography in education: theoretical development of powerful knowledge in geographic education
(2023)
Los debates sobre el valor del conocimiento geográfico han generado una creciente discusión académica sobre el papel de la Geografía en la educación de las personas. Desde el campo de la educación geográfica, el concepto ...
The geomorphic landscape of the Barva volcano, Costa Rica
(2020-05-12)
Volcanoes have a beneficial role in human development; however, this
balance could turn to hazardous processes or even environmental
disturbances. Costa Rica is a volcanic country. The people of Costa
Rica live upon ...