[HTML][HTML] Spatiotemporal assessment of particulate matter (PM10 and PM2. 5) and ozone in a Caribbean urban coastal city

AL Duarte, IL Schneider, P Artaxo, MLS Oliveira - Geoscience Frontiers, 2022 - Elsevier
Air pollution has become a critical issue in urban areas, so a broad understanding of its
spatiotemporal characteristics is important to develop public policies. This study analyzes …

Coping and adaptation in response to environmental and climatic stressors in Caribbean coastal communities

J Touza, C Lacambra, A Kiss, RM Amboage… - Environmental …, 2021 - Springer
Cumulative and synergistic impacts from environmental pressures, particularly in low-lying
tropical coastal regions, present challenges for the governance of ecosystems, which …

[HTML][HTML] Doing nothing is no solution: Coastal erosion management in Guardamar del Segura (Spain)

I Toledo, JI Pagán, L Aragonés, MB Crespo - Marine Policy, 2024 - Elsevier
Human activities like dam construction in rivers and urban development in coastal areas,
combined with climate change, are degrading coastal systems. As a result, many European …

The portfolio effect in a small-scale fishery reduces catch and fishing income variability in a highly dynamic ecosystem

A Vargas, S Restrepo, D Diaz - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
It is an increasingly accepted idea that biological diversity stabilizes ecosystem processes
and the services they provide to society. By reducing biomass fluctuation, biodiversity could …

[HTML][HTML] Nature-based solutions for coastal engineering and management

J Slinger, M Stive, A Luijendijk - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
There is a growing scientific and engineering interest in exploring how natural processes
can provide management solutions to resolve the degradation and vulnerability of coastal …

[HTML][HTML] Structure and carbon stocks of accessible mangroves under different conservation status in the Colombian Caribbean

KA Hapsari, WJB Avellaneda, B van Maanen… - Forest Ecology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Mangroves are under immense anthropogenic pressures globally which are further
exacerbated by their accessibility to humans. To minimize human access hence pressures …

[HTML][HTML] Nature-based solutions on the coast in face of climate change: The case of Benidorm (Spain)

I Toledo, JI Pagán, I López, L Aragonés, J Olcina - Urban Climate, 2024 - Elsevier
The increase in anthropic activities and floods of coastal and river origin put the proper
functioning of coastal cities at risk. Benidorm (Spain), an international tourist destination, is …

[HTML][HTML] Numerical simulation and application of nature based solutions to solve bank erosion in hydrosystems

G Rivillas-Ospina, K Díaz, RR Gutiérrez, Y Berrío… - Ecohydrology & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Nature based solutions (NBS) have been successfully applied in developed nations. Its
application in developing countries is however still incipient to some extent. Moreover, very …

[HTML][HTML] Recent morphological dynamics of Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta mouth: evolution, trends, and causes

M González-Arteaga, C Ricaurte-Villota - Boletín de Investigaciones …, 2023 - scielo.org.co
ABSTRACT T he Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta (CGSM) is one of the most productive
ecosystems in the Colombian Caribbean. In the national and world context, it is framed in …

[HTML][HTML] Diseño de una alternativa de suministro de agua para Vigía del Fuerte

JD Ríos-Arboleda, FJ Vélez-Hoyos… - Ciencia e Ingeniería …, 2023 - scielo.org.co
En este trabajo se presenta un diseño a nivel de prefactibilidad de una alternativa mejorada
para el suministro de agua al municipio de Vigía del Fuerte-Antioquia (Colombia). El diseño …