The role of land use conversion in shaping the land cover of the Central American Dry Corridor
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DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2019.104351
Abstract: Abstract The Central American Dry Corridor (CADC) is a trans-border region characterized by climatic and ecological continuities. It is expected to experience rising aridity and severe hydro-climatic events due to climate change. Subsistence agriculture and… read more here.
Keywords: conversion; land; central american; land use ... See more keywords
The new Central American seismic hazard zonation: Mutual consensus based on up to day seismotectonic framework
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2017.10.013
Abstract: Abstract Central America is one of the most active seismic zones in the World, due to the interaction of five tectonic plates (North America, Caribbean, Coco, Nazca and South America), and its internal deformation, which… read more here.
Keywords: consensus; central american; zonation; central america ... See more keywords
COVID-19 and decreased asylum access: mother work, precarity and preocupación among Central American asylum-seekers in Los Angeles
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DOI: 10.1080/01419870.2022.2079382
Abstract: ABSTRACT In 2020, the public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the U.S. government’s increased legal restrictions on asylum-seekers acted together to increase social, economic and legal precarity in the lives of Central American… read more here.
Keywords: asylum seekers; american asylum; precarity; mother work ... See more keywords
The journey of Central American women migrants: engendering the mobile commons
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DOI: 10.1080/17450101.2018.1498225
Abstract: ABSTRACT This article delves into the concept of the ‘mobile commons’ which is articulated within the Autonomy of Migration (AoM) approach. The AoM literature focuses on migrant agency by advocating that migrants practice ‘escape’ and… read more here.
Keywords: mobile commons; knowledge; journey central; concept mobile ... See more keywords
Multiscale trends and precipitation extremes in the Central American Midsummer Drought
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DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ab5023
Abstract: Anecdotal evidence suggests that the timing and intensity of the Central American Midsummer Drought (MSD) may be changing, while observations from limited meteorological station data and paleoclimate reconstructions show neither significant nor consistent trends in… read more here.
Keywords: midsummer drought; precipitation; variability; central american ... See more keywords
Forced Displacement of Central American Communities: Human Rights Violations in Their Transit through Mexico
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DOI: 10.1163/15691497-12341553
Abstract: The aim of this article is to explore the relationships between forced migration of Central American communities and the global and national exclusion of migrants in their transit through Mexico on their way to the… read more here.
Keywords: american communities; migration; central american; human rights ... See more keywords
Revision of the Central American and Mexican species of the Curtonotum murinum species complex (Diptera: Curtonotidae).
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4651.3.7
Abstract: The five Central American and Mexican species belonging to the Curtonotum murinum species complex are described as Curtonotum abrelatas Lindsay sp. nov., C. irksum Lindsay sp. nov., C. notatum Lindsay sp. nov., C. prolixum Lindsay… read more here.
Keywords: lindsay nov; curtonotum murinum; central american; murinum species ... See more keywords
The Central American Exodus and the Labor Border: U.S. Border Control Outsourcing in Southern Mexico
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DOI: 10.1177/0094582x221106169
Abstract: The “labor border” is an analytical tool, a legal device for controlling incoming migration flows through government initiatives related to the employment system. Two programs for temporary legalization of migrants implemented by the Mexican government… read more here.
Keywords: american exodus; border; labor border; central american ... See more keywords
“Salía de uno y me metí en otro1”: Exploring the Migration-Violence Nexus Among Central American Women:
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DOI: 10.1177/1077801218797473
Abstract: Increasing numbers of Central American women cross the U.S.–Mexico border, prompting social service providers, advocates, and policy makers to investigate motivations and appropriate responses. Dra... read more here.
Keywords: violence; sal uno; uno met; women sal ... See more keywords
Central American and Caribbean tourism destinations’ competitiveness: A temporal approach
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0252139
Abstract: This study presents a new method for measuring tourism destination competitiveness based on data covering a specific time span. Issues, such as the type of data gathered, tools and methods employed, and the size and… read more here.
Keywords: tourism; caribbean tourism; american caribbean; central american ... See more keywords
“We Speak the Same Language, but They Don't Understand Us.” Use and Abuse of Culturalism in Medical Care for Central American Migrants in Transit Through Mexico
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DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.880171
Abstract: This article deals with cultural stereotypes toward Central American migrants in the Mexican healthcare system, which lead to the naturalization of the supposed cultural characteristics of these new users. Based on 21 interviews of health… read more here.
Keywords: health; central american; mexico; care ... See more keywords