Tropical cyclones(TC)pose a persistent natural hazard to Costa Rica.Exposure to natural hazards,such as mass movements and floods,is compounded by a growing urban population and inadequate land use planning.This study...Tropical cyclones(TC)pose a persistent natural hazard to Costa Rica.Exposure to natural hazards,such as mass movements and floods,is compounded by a growing urban population and inadequate land use planning.This study conducted a comprehensive analysis of the economic impacts of TC of Costa Rica from Hurricane Joan in 1988 to Hurricane Eta in 2020,assessing the impact by municipality and economic sector using baseline information of the Ministry of National Planning and Economic Policy.According to the study,road infrastructure(933.8 US million),agriculture(280.5 US million),river rehabilitation(153.96 US million),housing 98.26(US million),and health(81.74 US million)were among the sectors most severely affected by TC over the past 30 years.The Pacific basin municipalities in Costa Rica were found to be the most vulnerable,primarily due to the indirect impacts of TC.The study's results offer useful information on the economic sectors and municipalities that are most exposed from TC in Costa Rica and provide a replicable methodology for other regions and countries facing similar tropical phenomena.展开更多
基金Vicerrectoría de Investigacio′n,Universidad de Costa Rica for the grants C4106 and C4114funding of this research through the following Vicerrectoría de Investigacion,Universidad de Costa Rica grants:B9454 (supported by Fondo de Grupos),A4-906 (PESCTMA)and C2103funding of UCREA project C3991 and were partially supported by a grant awarded by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC)Ottawa,Canada,and the Central American University Council (CSUCA-SICA):Red Centroamericana de Ciencias sobre Cambio Clim´atico (RC4)project (C4468,CR-66,SIA 0054-2,the opinions expressed here do not necessarily represent those of IDRC,CSUCA or the Board of Governors).
文摘Tropical cyclones(TC)pose a persistent natural hazard to Costa Rica.Exposure to natural hazards,such as mass movements and floods,is compounded by a growing urban population and inadequate land use planning.This study conducted a comprehensive analysis of the economic impacts of TC of Costa Rica from Hurricane Joan in 1988 to Hurricane Eta in 2020,assessing the impact by municipality and economic sector using baseline information of the Ministry of National Planning and Economic Policy.According to the study,road infrastructure(933.8 US million),agriculture(280.5 US million),river rehabilitation(153.96 US million),housing 98.26(US million),and health(81.74 US million)were among the sectors most severely affected by TC over the past 30 years.The Pacific basin municipalities in Costa Rica were found to be the most vulnerable,primarily due to the indirect impacts of TC.The study's results offer useful information on the economic sectors and municipalities that are most exposed from TC in Costa Rica and provide a replicable methodology for other regions and countries facing similar tropical phenomena.
