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Zonificación de procesos de ladera e inundaciones a partir de un análisis morfométrico en la cuenca alta del río General, Costa Rica
Hillslope processes and floods zoning from a morphometric analysis in the Upper General Basin, Costa Rica
(2019-06-18)
En países tropicales como Costa Rica, la incidencia
de procesos de ladera e inundaciones están condicionados
por las lluvias extraordinarias, el tipo de sustrato y
su grado de meteorización, la sismicidad, la morfología ...
Review of the geomorphological effects of the 1991 Limón earthquake
(2021-01-02)
The Limón earthquake was one of the biggest disasters ever recorded in Costa Rica and Panama. This event had a magnitude of 7.7 Mw, occurred on April 22 of 1991 and had its epicenter at the coordinates 9.685 N and -83.073 ...
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 ...
Condición de uso de la tierra del distrito San Vito, Coto Brus, Puntarenas
Land-use condition in San Vito district, Coto Brus, Puntarenas
(2013)
San Vito es el distrito primero del cantón de Coto Brus, provincia de Puntarenas. Según la división
político – administrativa de Costa Rica es un distrito; por lo tanto, no se puede desarrollar un plan
regulador. Constituye ...
Past and Present Drivers of Karst Formation of Ciénega de El Mangle, Panama
(2023)
Tropical coastal karst areas represent dynamic, fragile, and biodiverse environments. Central
America’s karst regions have been scarcely studied, with most of the research focused on the
northern part of the region and ...
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 ...
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 ...
Deciphering natural hazard histories based on tree-ring analyses in contrasting tropical ecosystems of Costa Rica
Tesis para optar por el grado de Doctor en Ciencias, Universidad de Ginebra-Suiza
(2020)
Climatic and anthropogenic changes are contributing to the degradation of different ecosystems
in Costa Rica, thereby altering climatic, ecological, and geomorphic conditions. The hypothesis
of this PhD thesis is that ...
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 ...
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 ...