Karina Castro-Arce
Biographic Data
| ID | 1569974 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Karina Castro-Arce |
| GIVEN NAMES | Karina |
| FAMILY NAME | Castro-Arce |
| SIGNATURE | CASTRO-ARCE K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6220-279X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 42 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Attitudes of political-administrative decision makers towards the implementation of nature-based solutions in water management – a case study on a hypothetical constructed wetland in the Tárcoles Rive…
Nature-based solutions (NBS) are actions that help communities address social-ecological challenges such as flooding and polluted groundwater. Nevertheless, research shows that in practice, NBS confront several barriers in planning and implementation, many of which are related to the different attitudes of political and administrative actors. There is knowledge missing on their viewpoints on NBS. We used Q-methodology to explore the attitudes tow…
Adjusted to reality? Mandate and functioning of the General Integral Commission of the Grande Tárcoles Rivershed in Costa Rica
The Grande de Tárcoles River in Costa Rica is one of the most polluted and degraded river basins in Central America. At the same time Costa Rica is a country internationally recognized for progressive environmental management. At least on paper, the country fosters sustainable river management in the form of integrated water resources management (IWRM). In the specific case of the Grande de Tárcoles River there is the General Integral Commission …
Transformative social innovation for sustainable rural development: An analytical framework to assist community-based initiatives
The interactions between bottom-up initiatives and top-down structures in the implementation of regional development policies and projects are complex in theoretical and practical terms. Using concepts such as transformative social innovation, adaptive governance, and bridging institutions, we developed an analytical framework to enhance understanding of the processes by which local top-down and bottom-up forces enhance sustainable rural developm…
Transformative social innovation for sustainable rural development: An analytical framework to assist community-based initiatives
The interactions between bottom-up initiatives and top-down structures in the implementation of regional development policies and projects are complex in theoretical and practical terms. Using concepts such as transformative social innovation, adaptive governance, and bridging institutions, we developed an analytical framework to enhance understanding of the processes by which local top-down and bottom-up forces enhance sustainable rural developm…
Transformative social innovation for sustainable rural development: An analytical framework to assist community-based initiatives
The interactions between bottom-up initiatives and top-down structures in the implementation of regional development policies and projects are complex in theoretical and practical terms. Using concepts such as transformative social innovation, adaptive governance, and bridging institutions, we developed an analytical framework to enhance understanding of the processes by which local top-down and bottom-up forces enhance sustainable rural developm…
Adjusted to reality? Mandate and functioning of the General Integral Commission of the Grande Tárcoles Rivershed in Costa Rica
The Grande de Tárcoles River in Costa Rica is one of the most polluted and degraded river basins in Central America. At the same time Costa Rica is a country internationally recognized for progressive environmental management. At least on paper, the country fosters sustainable river management in the form of integrated water resources management (IWRM). In the specific case of the Grande de Tárcoles River there is the General Integral Commission …
Attitudes of political-administrative decision makers towards the implementation of nature-based solutions in water management – a case study on a hypothetical constructed wetland in the Tárcoles Rive…
Nature-based solutions (NBS) are actions that help communities address social-ecological challenges such as flooding and polluted groundwater. Nevertheless, research shows that in practice, NBS confront several barriers in planning and implementation, many of which are related to the different attitudes of political and administrative actors. There is knowledge missing on their viewpoints on NBS. We used Q-methodology to explore the attitudes tow…
Business (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Cartography (2 works) · Drainage basin (2 works) · Ecology (2 works) · Environmental planning (2 works) · Environmental resource management (2 works) · Environmental Science (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Sociology (2 works)