December 2018 | Volume 5
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The phenomenon of the bays
Acknowledgments Editor / Author
Martin Mrรกz
First publication:
23.12.2018
Last update:
23.12.2018
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Status quo.
In the following pages you will find an ongoing research aiming to update and synthesize the phenomenon of the bays.
PHENOMENON OF THE BAYS 01. 02.
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named Gulf ´s
named bays
Gulf ´s names Guanacaste´s ubication
Bays names
Gulf´s location (Santa Elena and Papagayo)
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01. Bahia Salinas 02. Bahia Jobo
Currently, there is a growing effect of urban territories. Latin America enjoys 80% of its population living in urban environments and is the second most urbanized place in the world after North America 1. Mass tourism has led to a spontaneous and unplanned urbanization on the coasts of Costa Rica, located precisely in the bays, sea inlets on the coast usually in the form of crescent moon. To this event, the author has decided to name it as “phenomenon of the bays”, territorial imbalances driven by economic dependence between different sectors of economic activity relating to; socio-cultural deterioration (social polarization), consumerism, its consequent contamination and degradation of environment (physical deterioration). The importance of acting on these territories in development and providing approved services is to foresee their homogenization in the long term.
01. Santa Elena
03. Bahia Junquillal 04. Bahia Cuajiniquil 05. Bahia Tomas 06. Bahia Santa Elena 07. Bahia Playa Blanca
02. Papagayo
08. Bahia Murcielago 09. Bahia Potrero Grande 10. Bahia Culebra 11.
Bahia Panama
12. Bahia Hermosa 13. Bahia Coco 14. Bahia Ocotal 15. Bahia Pez Vela 16. Bahia Potrero 17. Bahia Brasilito 18. Bahia Tamarindo 19. Bahia Garza 20. Bahia Samara 21. Bahia Carrillo
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- URBANIZATION
14 are urbanized
Urbanized
m2
YES
232,276 R
YES
1,130,000 M
No No No No No No No
(ShelterJunquillal) (between two shelters) (NP Santa Rosa) (NP Santa Rosa)
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3 bays are < 140.000 m2
1 that keeps its landscape
Filter 1
Filter 2
Conclusion
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147,771,354 M
YES
480,109 R
YES
294,053 R
-
YES
147,771,354 M
147,771,354 M
YES
133,521,605
133,521,605 M
YES
33, 937 R
-
-
YES
104,654,379 M
104,654,379 M
-
YES
145,422,563 M
145,422,563 M
145,422,563 M
YES
2,381,000 M
2,381,000 M R
YES
55 277 R
-
-
YES
144,476,395 M
144,476,395 M
144,476,395 M
YES
435,552
(NP Santa Rosa) (NP Santa Rosa) (NP Santa Rosa)
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6 bays are < 100.000 m2
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-
144,476,395 M
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Year: 2000 m2: 200 113
Year: 2004 m2: 246 573 (+46 460)
CR, Guanacaste, Samara
Year: 2010 m2: 355 899 (+109 326)
Year: 2013 m2: 357 406 (+1507)
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World Urbanization Prospects 2014 revision
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