The Río Piedras watershed and its surrounding environment [[electronic resource] /] / Ariel E. Lugo, Olga M. Ramos González, Carlos Rodríguez Pedraza
| The Río Piedras watershed and its surrounding environment [[electronic resource] /] / Ariel E. Lugo, Olga M. Ramos González, Carlos Rodríguez Pedraza |
| Autore | Lugo Ariel E |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Río Piedras, P.R. : , : International Institute of Tropical Forestry ; USDA Forest Service, , [2011] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (46 pages) : color illustrations, maps (some color), chart |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
Ramos GonzálezOlga M
Rodríguez PedrazaCarlos |
| Soggetto topico | Watersheds - Puerto Rico |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Geography -- Climate -- Geology -- Hydrology -- San Juan Bay and coastal lagoons -- Water quality -- Aquatic organisms and other wildlife -- Vegetation -- Human activity -- Land cover for the metropolitan area -- Overview of the effects of human activity in the San Juan Bay area -- Discussion. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910701227403321 |
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| Río Piedras, P.R. : , : International Institute of Tropical Forestry ; USDA Forest Service, , [2011] | ||
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Social-Ecological-Technological Effects of Hurricane María on Puerto Rico : Planning for Resilience under Extreme Events / / by Ariel E. Lugo
| Social-Ecological-Technological Effects of Hurricane María on Puerto Rico : Planning for Resilience under Extreme Events / / by Ariel E. Lugo |
| Autore | Lugo Ariel E |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2019.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (116 pages) |
| Disciplina | 551.552 |
| Collana | Energy Analysis |
| Soggetto topico |
Energy security
Urban geography Sustainable development Urban ecology (Biology) Public policy Energy Security Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns) Sustainable Development Urban Ecology Public Policy |
| ISBN | 3-030-02387-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface -- Summary -- Introduction -- Pre-María -- Immediate Social and Technological Effects -- Immediate Ecological Effects -- Recovery and Long-Term Effects -- Vulnerability of Puerto Rico to Hurricanes -- Roots of Puerto Rico’s Vulnerability to Hurricanes -- Out of Control Capitalism -- Unacceptable Behaviors -- Failures of Local Elites -- Corruption Schemes -- Fundamental Lessons of Hurricane María -- Looking to 2080: A New Puerto Rico -- María and Puerto Rico as an Experiment -- The Energetics of Disturbances and Extreme Events -- Acknowledgments -- List of Figures -- Appendix 1. My report to the U.S. Forest Service Washington Office -- Appendix 2. Facebook posting by scientist Whendee Silver -- Appendix 3. A poem to hurricane Maria by Institute employee Maria Milagros Rivera -- Appendix 4. A remembrance by Gabriela Morales, a senior Biology student at the University of Puerto Rico -- Appendix 5. Huracán María – El Tallonal, Bitácora by Abel Vale, President of Citizens for the Karst -- Appendix 6. El huracán María desde el Bo. Piñales de Añasco y sus efectos en los Bosques del noroeste de Puerto Rico by Oscar J. Abelleira Martínez -- Appendix 7. A Puerto Rican on the mainland: What you can learn from a disaster (when you are lucky not to actually be in one) by Tischa Muñoz Erickson -- Appendix 8. A vision for the future of Puerto Rico articulated in 2005 by the Environmental Council of Governor Sila María Calderón. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910337589303321 |
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Water and the ecosystems of the Luquillo Experimental Forest [[electronic resource] /] / Ariel E. Lugo
| Water and the ecosystems of the Luquillo Experimental Forest [[electronic resource] /] / Ariel E. Lugo |
| Autore | Lugo Ariel E |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Orleans, La. : , : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station, , 1988 |
| Collana | General technical report SO |
| Soggetto topico |
Freshwater ecology - Puerto Rico - Luquillo Experimental Forest
Forests and forestry - Puerto Rico |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910693255103321 |
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| New Orleans, La. : , : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station, , 1988 | ||
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