Status Quo - Vol. 5 The phenomenon of the bays

December 2018 | Volume 5

STATUS QUO

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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