Understanding the Vulnerability and Sustainability of Urban Social-Ecological Systems in the Tropics: Perspectives from the City of San Juan

Research

• Food Sources and Accessibility and Waste Disposal Patterns across an Urban Tropical Watershed: Implications for the Flow of Materials and Energy PDF

  Diana C. Garcia-Montiel, Julio C. Verdejo-Ortiz, Raul Santiago-Bartolomei, Cristina P. Vila-Ruiz, Luis Santiago, Elvia Melendez-Ackerman

• Plant species richness and abundance in residential yards across a tropical watershed: implications for urban sustainability PDF

  Cristina P. Vila-Ruiz, Elvia Melendez-Ackerman, Raul Santiago-Bartolomei, Diana Garcia-Montiel, Lourdes Lastra, Cielo E. Figuerola, Jose Fumero-Caban

• Uneven Access and Underuse of Ecological Amenities in Urban Parks of the Río Piedras Watershed PDF

  Luis E. Santiago, Julio C. Verdejo-Ortiz, Raul Santiago-Bartolomei, Elvia J. Melendez-Ackerman, Diana C. Garcia-Montiel

• Green area loss in San Juan’s inner-ring suburban neighborhoods: a multidisciplinary approach to analyzing green/gray area dynamics PDF

  Luis E. Ramos-Santiago, Luis Villanueva-Cubero, Luis E. Santiago-Acevedo, Yasha N. Rodriguez-Melendez

• Tourism and climate conditions in San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2000-2010 PDF

  Pablo A. Méndez-Lázaro, Jose J. Terrasa-Soler, Christian Torres-Peña, Paula Guzmán-González, Sulaine Rodríguez, Mariangely Alemán, Tatiana Seguinot

• Multiple pathways to sustainability in the city: the case of San Juan, Puerto Rico PDF

  Tischa A. Muñoz-Erickson

• Trends in total rainfall, heavy rain events, and number of dry days in San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1955-2009 PDF

  Pablo A. Méndez-Lázaro, Alejandro Nieves-Santiango, Julieanne Miranda-Bermúdez

• Spatio-temporal variation in stream water chemistry in a tropical urban watershed PDF

  Alonso Ramírez, Keysa G. Rosas, Ariel E. Lugo, Olga M. Ramos-González

• Socioeconomic drivers of yard sustainable practices in a tropical city PDF

  Elvia J. Melendez-Ackerman, Raul Santiago-Bartolomei, Cristina P. Vila-Ruiz, Luis E. Santiago, Diana Garcia-Montiel, Julio C. Verdejo-Ortiz, Harold Manrique-Hernández, Eduardo Hernández-Calo