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Geodiversity, Geoconservation, and Geotourism in Central America
(2022)Abstract: Central America is located in a dynamic region where tectonics and volcanism together with the tropical climate and its diverse vegetation have shaped the landscapes. Our main objective is to review the status ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Geomorphological Mapping Global Trends and Applications
(2023)This study conducts a bibliometric analysis of 735 research papers on geomorphological mapping published in English between 2000 and 2021 using theWeb of Science database. The analysis focuses on key metrics such as ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Geomorphology of the Upper General River Basin, Costa Rica
(2019)In spite of the geomorphological diversity of Central America and Costa Rica, there are few detailed geomorphological maps. A 1:25,000 scale map of the Upper General River Basin (UGRB) in Costa Rica is presented, based ... -
Geomorphology, land use, and environmental impacts in a densely populated urban catchment of Costa Rica
(2021)The Torres River is one of the most urbanized catchments in Costa Rica, with only 46.67 km2 and approximately 50% of its area have urban land uses comprising nearly 13% of the national population. The quick rural-urban ... -
Geomorphosites comparative analysis in Costa Rica and Cameroon volcanoes
(2020-11-02)Volcanic geoheritage is an emerging field with limited assessments and particular methodological approaches worldwide. The scarcity of volcanic geomorphosite evaluation is higher in tropical countries, particularly ... -
Geovisualizador de investigación en educación geográfica latinoamericana (2000-2022): un sistema de consulta de artículos científicos libres y abiertos
(2023)El aumento de artículos científicos a nivel mundial, particularmente, en el campo de la educación geográfica, ha sido constante durante el siglo XXI. En Latinoamérica, este incremento se caracteriza ... -
El giro neoliberal de la ciudad: El estudio del empresarialismo urbano y el Programa de Regeneración y Repoblamiento de San José, Costa Rica. 2004-2019
(2021)La ciudad San José, como capital de Costa Rica, representa una centralidad política, económica, social y cultural del país. A partir de la década de 1950, este espacio urbano experimentó un proceso de desvalorización ... -
Glacial geomorphology of the Chirripó National Park, Costa Rica
(2019)Several regions of tropical America show imprints of past glacial activity. These relict landforms can support the understanding of past climate conditions, such as during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), and the implications ... -
Global patterns of tree density are contingent upon local determinants in the world’s natural forests
(2023)Previous attempts to quantify tree abundance at global scale have largely neglected the role of local competition in modulating the influence of climate and soils on tree density. Here, we evaluated whether mean tree size ... -
Gobernanza ambiental en cuencas transfronterizas: la cuenca del río Sixaola (Costa Rica-Panamá)
(2019)La cuenca del río Sixaola es considerada por las organizaciones internacionales como una región fronteriza propensa para desarrollo de proyectos que promuevan la gobernanza ambiental. En este contexto, con el apoyo de la ... -
Gouverner l'environnement dans des régions frontalières : coopération et conflits dans les bassins du fleuve San Juan (Costa Rica-Nicaragua) et du fleuve Sixaola (Costa Rica-Panamá)
(2014-12-12)Governing environment in borders regions? Dynamics of cooperation and conflicts on the basins of San Juan River (Costa Rica-Nicaragua) and Sixaola River (Costa Rica- Panama) The Central American isthmus is particularly ... -
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 ...