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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 of the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica
(2019)
Costa Rica’s Caribbean coastline is the result of a complex tectonic setting coupled with dynamic geological, climatological, hydrological and ecological processes. Despite their importance in risk prevention and in land ...
GEOMORPHOLOGICAL STUDIES MINING AREA IN PORTUGAL: GEOMORPHOLOGICAL CARTOGRAPHIC FOR IMPACT ANALYSIS ON RELIEF
(Uniao Geomorfologia Brasileira, 2016-01-01)
The detailed geomorphological mapping provides information that allows one to make an detailed analysis of the elements which form the relief. These elements can be natural or derived from the anthropic action. The objective ...
Dynamic geomorphology of the coast of La Araucania
(PONTIFICA UNIV CATOLICA CHILE. INST GEOGRAFIA, 2014)
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 ...
SIMULATORS OF GEOLOGICAL AND GEOMORPHOLOGICAL PROCESSES: CONTRIBUTIONS TO EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN GEOSCIENCES AND EARTH SCIENCES
(Univ Federal Ceara, Programa Pos-graduacao & Filosofia, 2019-01-01)
The teaching of Geography, especially in the area of Geomorphology, presupposes a capacity, on the part of the teacher, to make understandable several phenomena and processes that, often, are beyond the empirical knowledge ...
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 ...
Semiarid geomorphology: A methodological proposal for cartographic representation and interpretation of landforms on a detailed scaleGeomorfologia do semiárido: proposta metodológica de representação cartográfica e interpretação do relevo em escala de detalhe
(2021-01-01)
The geomorphological cartography at a scale of detail in the Brazilian semiarid presents several aspects to be considered, in order to consistently subsidize geomorphological research in local contexts. In this paper, we ...
TECTONIC CONTROL ON THE COASTAL ZONE GEOMORPHOLOGY OF THE NORTHEASTERN PARÁ STATETECTONIC CONTROL ON THE COASTAL ZONE GEOMORPHOLOGY OF THE NORTHEASTERN PARÁ STATE
(Sociedade Brasileira de Geologia, 2017)