CLASSIFICATION OF THE COASTLINE ACCORDING TO THE DEGREE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVITY TO OIL SPILLS IN THE GULF OF NICOYA, COSTA RICA, FOR THE YEAR 2012
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| Format: | artículo original |
| Status: | Versión publicada |
| Publication Date: | 2014 |
| Description: | This work is an analysis of the environmental sensitivity of coastal and marine areas in the Gulf of Nicoya oil spill. In response to a lack of tools and technical-scientific studies at the national level to provide measures and strategies to reduce and minimize the impacts of such spills, this research uses the methodology for the creation of an Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) developed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of the United States, which considers three variables: coastal geomorphology and biological and anthropic use resources. It has been calibrated and adjusted to the characteristics of the Gulf of Nicoya. The results obtained determine the classification of the coastline according to the degree of sensitivity to a spill, and therefore the immediate response measures. |
| Country: | Portal de Revistas UNA |
| Institution: | Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UNA |
| Language: | Español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:www.revistas.una.ac.cr:article/5988 |
| Online Access: | https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/geografica/article/view/5988 |
| Keyword: | Oil spills environmental sensitivity immediate response measures Gulf of Nicoya Costa Rica National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Derrames de hidrocarburos sensibilidad ambiental medidas de respuesta inmediata Golfo de Nicoya |