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El excepcionalismo verde y la teoría del NU como forma de negociación política en el diseño de miniciudades costarricenses
(2021-03-18)Las miniciudades son negociadas y publicitadas como nuevos productos inmobiliarios que contribuyen a diversos cambios para adaptarse a las realidades locales y a los retos que imponen las metrópolis. Este artículo trata ... -
Expansão urbana em San José, Costa Rica: da formação da metrópole à verticalização
(2014-05)Este trabajo tiene como objetivo analizar las principales dinámicas y procesos que, enfocados a partir de la evolución de los acontecimientos históricos desde el período pre-colonial, orientaron la expansión urbana en el ... -
Exploring a multilevel approach with spatial effects to model housing price in San José, Costa Rica
(2021-08-31)A multilevel model of the housing market for San Jose Metropolitan Region (Costa Rica) was developed, including spatial effects. Hierarchical relations (lower level units nested into higher level) were modeled by specifying ... -
Exporting consumption: Lifestyle migration and energy use
(2020-03)This paper examines how international population movements from highly developed to less developed countries spread environmentally-impactful consumption habits around the world. Lifestyle migration, a phenomenon whereby ... -
Family farming as a key element of the multifunctional and territorialized agrifood systems as witnessed in the South Pacific Region of Costa Rica
(2022-03-20)In Central America, Family Farming (FF) is characterized by the fostering of endogenous development, self-sustaining economies, food safety and upholding the values of the agricultural landscape. However, government ... -
Fichas de identificación y caracterización de los tipos de agropaisaje y sus unidades en Buenos Aires, valle medio del río El General
(2023-03)Fichas de identificación y caracterización de los tipos de agropaisaje y sus unidades en Buenos Aires. Los tipos y unidades de paisajes incluidos son las cumbres forestadas de Talamanca, las vertientes de pastizales y ... -
Flash flood impacts of Hurricane Otto and hydrometeorological risk mapping in Costa Rica
(2020-09-17)Flash floods are one of the most damaging natural hazards in tropics. Seasonal and extraordinary rainfall recurrently trigger flash floods in Costa Rica. Hurricane Otto was the first reported hurricane to have ever passed ... -
Flood Hazard Index Application in Arid Catchments: Case of the TaguenitWadi Watershed, Lakhssas, Morocco
(2022)During the last decade, climate change has generated extreme rainfall events triggering flash floods in short periods worldwide. The delimitation of flood zones by detailed mapping generally makes it possible to avoid ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Formación y estructuración de una frontera viva: el caso de la región norte de Costa Rica
(1989)En una primera parte se puntualizan las características del medio natural, y el pasado histórico de la Región Norte. Los focos de penetración pionera y el papel de la navegación fluvial. Se escogió como punto de partida ... -
La frontière entre le Nicaragua et le Costa Rica: ambivalence et complexité des représentations sur une frontière objet de passions
(2014-05-26)La frontière qui sépare le Nicaragua et le Costa Rica s’inscrit comme la plus confl ictuelle de la région centraméricaine. C’est une frontière qui illustre bien l’ambivalence quasi consubstantielle de la notion de frontière ... -
Fuerzas centrífugas y centrípetas en el Pacífico Sur de Costa Rica: Los impactos de la expansión agroindustrial
(2022-01-26)Dentro del contexto Centroamericano, la región Pacífico Sur de Costa Rica destaca por su riqueza cultural y biológica; pero también por la manifestación de los impactos negativos de la expansión agroindustrial. Históricamente, ... -
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 ...