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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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Low-cost UAV applications in dynamic tropical volcanic landforms
(2021)The recent and growing development and availability of unmanned aerial vehicles/systems (UAV, UAS, or “drones”) in volcanology has promoted a significant advance in volcanic surveillance of active volcanoes and in the ... -
Mapa de la división de Golfito 1974
(2011-06-24)Ubicación de las fincas bananeras de la división de Golfito de la Compañía Bananera de Costa Rica, 1974. -
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 ... -
Mini cities: The new trend of the real-estate market in Central America
(2017-06-19)The emergence of mini cities as new trends in the real estate market in Central America, is an original case study little investigated due to its recent nature in the region. This paper aims to identify and characterize ... -
Miniciudades centroamericanas: ¿Marketing de movilidades no motorizadas disfrazado de justicia social?
(2021-09-21)Las políticas de peatonalización y desarrollo de movilidades no motorizadas en el contexto de las miniciudades centroamericanas nos permiten cuestionarnos si serán un tipo de marketing disfrazado de justicia social. Se ... -
Miniciudades en áreas revertidas: un nuevo concepto de internacionalización en Ciudad de Panamá
(2021)Los procesos de reconversión de bases militares estadounidenses en Panamá han suscitado cambios en el ordenamiento y articulación territorial a nivel metropolitano. El objetivo de este artículo es abrir la discusión, en ...