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Director of the master's and a doctorate in Sustainable Development. Architect. Ph.D. in Technical Sciences. Master in Integrated Coastal Zone Management. Master in Conservation and Rehabilitation of Built Heritage. She focuses her research on Land-Use Planning, vulnerabilities analysis, urban risk, and integrated coastal zone management.
Determinar las características y comportamientos diferenciados de los procesos de ocupación del suelo y consolidación urbana en frentes de playa, resulta un antecedente necesario a la concepción de acciones de intervención y ordenamiento territorial en espacios litorales. El presente artículo, tiene como objetivo caracterizar las tipologías de frentes de playa asumidas: 1) frente de playa urbano; 2) frente de playa de asentamiento y 3) frente de playa asociado a complejo turístico. Para ello se estructuró un procedimiento de caracterización a partir de 16 variables de análisis agrupadas en 4 categorías, que permiten identificar las similitudes y divergencias que manifiestan los componentes del medio físico construido en cada tipología. El procedimiento fue validado en tres frentes de playas del municipio Guamá de la provincia Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. La principal conclusión indica que las variables de mayor diferenciación entre las tipologías identificadas son los relacionados con la categoría Estructuración Funcional.
Isabel María Borges Chávez; Celene Milanés Batista; Ofelia Pérez Montero; Coralina Vaz Suarez; Mauricio Cabas García. Caracterización de las tipologías del medio físico construido en frentes de playa: Municipio Guamá (Cuba). MÓDULO ARQUITECTURA CUC 2021, 27, 113 -144.
AMA StyleIsabel María Borges Chávez, Celene Milanés Batista, Ofelia Pérez Montero, Coralina Vaz Suarez, Mauricio Cabas García. Caracterización de las tipologías del medio físico construido en frentes de playa: Municipio Guamá (Cuba). MÓDULO ARQUITECTURA CUC. 2021; 27 ():113-144.
Chicago/Turabian StyleIsabel María Borges Chávez; Celene Milanés Batista; Ofelia Pérez Montero; Coralina Vaz Suarez; Mauricio Cabas García. 2021. "Caracterización de las tipologías del medio físico construido en frentes de playa: Municipio Guamá (Cuba)." MÓDULO ARQUITECTURA CUC 27, no. : 113-144.
Defining impact significance is the main technical task that influences decision-making during the Environmental Licensing Procedure (ELP). The ELP begins with screening to determine potentially significant impacts of the proposed project. Scoping then follows to address any interventions deemed worthy of attention in the production of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). This will include consideration of relevant landforms and geomorphological processes. However, preliminary assessments of environmental impacts often lack the scientific robustness to procure substantive and transactive effectiveness. This review presents an examination of the established practices of screening and scoping while highlighting the foremost challenges to improve the technical grounds of the ELP. The analysis of screening and scoping practices stresses the need for novel methods that ensure the sequential reasoning between their criteria while improving the preliminary evaluation of impact significance. Reducing the inherent subjectivity of discretionary judgment requires scientific methodologies that acknowledge the interaction between the natural system and human interventions, which has been addressed by geomorphological research. The knowledge consolidated in this review opens the gate to explore the compatibility between the United Nations strategy of Ecosystem Approach (EA) with the ELP through a novel geomorphological interpretation of the EIA. Therefore, this diagnosis demonstrate that screening and scoping practices would benefit from reliable methods that balance the precautionary principle with the efficient character required in the ELP.
Cristina I. Pereira; Celene B. Milanes; Rafael Sarda; Benjamin Cuker; Camilo M. Botero. Challenges at the early stages of the environmental licensing procedure and potential contributions from geomorphology. Geoscience Frontiers 2021, 12, 101228 .
AMA StyleCristina I. Pereira, Celene B. Milanes, Rafael Sarda, Benjamin Cuker, Camilo M. Botero. Challenges at the early stages of the environmental licensing procedure and potential contributions from geomorphology. Geoscience Frontiers. 2021; 12 (6):101228.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCristina I. Pereira; Celene B. Milanes; Rafael Sarda; Benjamin Cuker; Camilo M. Botero. 2021. "Challenges at the early stages of the environmental licensing procedure and potential contributions from geomorphology." Geoscience Frontiers 12, no. 6: 101228.
With the increasing need for and emergence of research on ocean and coastal issues in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ocean & Coastal Management journal presents this Special Issue with relevant articles within the scope of Coastal Management in times of COVID-19. This Special Issue received 43 tentative abstracts, 29 manuscripts were submitted, and finally, 12 articles were accepted. We provide a wide panorama of those twelve articles that integrate the special issue, covering a diverse range of topics regarding coastal management in the COVID-19 pandemic. Seven papers are studies that discuss environmental and social problems during this time in coastal zones, while the other five explore the use of technology to face COVID-19 on beaches. These twelve articles give some insights to improve coastal management, focused on tourist beaches, natural disasters, and fisheries. In sum, this special issue offers an organized compendium of high-level articles, as a contribution to evolve towards the better ocean and coastal management, within the rapid emerging of publications about COVID-19.
Gerardo M.E. Perillo; Camilo M. Botero; Celene B. Milanes; Carla I. Elliff; Omar Cervantes; Seweryn Zielinski; Briana Bombana; Bruce C. Glavovic. Integrated coastal zone management in the context of COVID-19. Ocean & Coastal Management 2021, 210, 105687 -105687.
AMA StyleGerardo M.E. Perillo, Camilo M. Botero, Celene B. Milanes, Carla I. Elliff, Omar Cervantes, Seweryn Zielinski, Briana Bombana, Bruce C. Glavovic. Integrated coastal zone management in the context of COVID-19. Ocean & Coastal Management. 2021; 210 ():105687-105687.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGerardo M.E. Perillo; Camilo M. Botero; Celene B. Milanes; Carla I. Elliff; Omar Cervantes; Seweryn Zielinski; Briana Bombana; Bruce C. Glavovic. 2021. "Integrated coastal zone management in the context of COVID-19." Ocean & Coastal Management 210, no. : 105687-105687.
Human activities often drive landscape degradation and the associated loss of value. This paper describes a method that, by integrating multiple factors, characterize landscape value to establish relevant and effective management practices. The new integrated method for landscape assessment (IMLA) is a four-step model that includes: (i) establishment of a general theoretical basis for sustainability relevant metrics; (ii) characterization of the landscape; (iii) landscape valuation; (iv) recommendations for landscape value management. Each step includes different interactive components of analysis. The new IMLA considers the potential range of values associated with each landscape unit and facilitates sustainable landscape management. The method is systematic and includes both inductive and deductive reasoning. Its articulation is represented in the conjunction and overlapping of all factors and variables considered. IMLA was tested in Santiago de Cuba Bay (Cuba) and used to determine five landscape scopes, eight first-order landscape units and 29 s-order units. It proved to be a useful tool to establish landscape values and sound management strategies. Application of IMLA in Cuba will help local authorities institute land-use plans and to establish decision-making processes that include valuation of cultural landscapes.
Seweryn Zielinski; Celene Milanés; Elena Cambon; Ofelia Perez Montero; Lourdes Rizo; Andres Suarez; Benjamin Cuker; Giorgio Anfuso. An Integrated Method for Landscape Assessment: Application to Santiago de Cuba Bay, Cuba. Sustainability 2021, 13, 4773 .
AMA StyleSeweryn Zielinski, Celene Milanés, Elena Cambon, Ofelia Perez Montero, Lourdes Rizo, Andres Suarez, Benjamin Cuker, Giorgio Anfuso. An Integrated Method for Landscape Assessment: Application to Santiago de Cuba Bay, Cuba. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (9):4773.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSeweryn Zielinski; Celene Milanés; Elena Cambon; Ofelia Perez Montero; Lourdes Rizo; Andres Suarez; Benjamin Cuker; Giorgio Anfuso. 2021. "An Integrated Method for Landscape Assessment: Application to Santiago de Cuba Bay, Cuba." Sustainability 13, no. 9: 4773.
The COVID-19 pandemic has implications for coastal planning and management. Rules for isolation and physical distancing, among other measures for human life protection, have led to the closure of most beaches around the world. The present critical situation has raised the following question: How can some recommendations be designed in sun, sea, and sand tourism-dependent-insular countries to face “the COVID-19 new normality?” We used the content analysis technique to analyze representative publications on a global level to ascertain information on best management practices. A survey of 58 experts provided additional information. We used inferential statistics for sample selection and produced a list of 43 practices and beach planning and management actions to face the COVID-19 pandemic. This led to 27 new recommendations designed for beach planning and management within insular contexts, some of which were tested in the Republic of Cuba. Recommendations aim to guarantee a culture of safety and improvement within the field of beach or coastal planning and management. These recommendations should prove useful for other insular countries, during the COVID-19 period, in the new normality that follows, and in other post-pandemic scenarios.
Celene B. Milanes; Ofelia Pérez Montero; J. Alfredo Cabrera; Benjamin Cuker. Recommendations for coastal planning and beach management in Caribbean insular states during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Ocean & Coastal Management 2021, 208, 105575 .
AMA StyleCelene B. Milanes, Ofelia Pérez Montero, J. Alfredo Cabrera, Benjamin Cuker. Recommendations for coastal planning and beach management in Caribbean insular states during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Ocean & Coastal Management. 2021; 208 ():105575.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCelene B. Milanes; Ofelia Pérez Montero; J. Alfredo Cabrera; Benjamin Cuker. 2021. "Recommendations for coastal planning and beach management in Caribbean insular states during and after the COVID-19 pandemic." Ocean & Coastal Management 208, no. : 105575.
The Barranquilla Metropolitan Area is exposed and often vulnerable to various natural and anthropogenic hazards. The paper’s main objective is to identify the level of understanding that local and regional institutions have of such a multi-hazard scenario, as well as the effectiveness of governance arrangements in minimizing impacts. Research employed a questionnaire applied to 115 stakeholders from government and a survey of 391 households from four communities in the study area. Four focus groups were held during the update of the Barranquilla Development Plan 2020–2023. The results allowed the identification of an updated set of hazards and the levels of government response capacity. The overall level of capacity and effectiveness of local government to respond to hazards was classified as regular. Seventy-seven percent of epistemic ‘experts considered that the institutions responsible for risk management did not undertake sufficient analysis for identifying and managing multiple hazards. Finally, the research team developed a new model of risk management.
Celene Milanes; Marina Martínez-González; Jorge Moreno-Gómez; Ana Saltarín J.; Andres Suarez; Samuel Padilla-Llano; Alex Vasquez; Allan Lavell; Seweryn Zielinski. Multiple Hazards and Governance Model in the Barranquilla Metropolitan Area, Colombia. Sustainability 2021, 13, 2669 .
AMA StyleCelene Milanes, Marina Martínez-González, Jorge Moreno-Gómez, Ana Saltarín J., Andres Suarez, Samuel Padilla-Llano, Alex Vasquez, Allan Lavell, Seweryn Zielinski. Multiple Hazards and Governance Model in the Barranquilla Metropolitan Area, Colombia. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (5):2669.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCelene Milanes; Marina Martínez-González; Jorge Moreno-Gómez; Ana Saltarín J.; Andres Suarez; Samuel Padilla-Llano; Alex Vasquez; Allan Lavell; Seweryn Zielinski. 2021. "Multiple Hazards and Governance Model in the Barranquilla Metropolitan Area, Colombia." Sustainability 13, no. 5: 2669.
Rural community tourism initiatives in developed nations share most positive and negative characteristics with community-based tourism (CBT) initiatives in developing nations. They also share many barriers and conditions for tourism development. What makes them different is the context in which they operate. This paper identifies the main conditions that explain these differences through a review of findings from 103 location-specific case studies and other available literature that provides empirical evidence. The paper also explores the usage of the concepts of CBT and rural tourism. The findings are discussed under seven categories: Definitions, socioeconomic and cultural factors, policy and governance, land ownership, community cohesiveness, assimilation of external stakeholders, and type of visitors. It is argued that it is the developing-/developed-nation context, and not objectively established criteria, which largely dictates authors’ narratives with corresponding takes on tourism development and subsequent recommendations. The paper engages in a discussion about case-study research, its weaknesses and tendencies, providing some recommendations on how to increase the contribution of case studies to knowledge, and calls for more research on externally assisted non-Indigenous community-tourism initiatives in developed nations.
Seweryn Zielinski; Yoonjeong Jeong; Seong-Il Kim; Celene B. Milanés. Why Community-Based Tourism and Rural Tourism in Developing and Developed Nations are Treated Differently? A Review. Sustainability 2020, 12, 5938 .
AMA StyleSeweryn Zielinski, Yoonjeong Jeong, Seong-Il Kim, Celene B. Milanés. Why Community-Based Tourism and Rural Tourism in Developing and Developed Nations are Treated Differently? A Review. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (15):5938.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSeweryn Zielinski; Yoonjeong Jeong; Seong-Il Kim; Celene B. Milanés. 2020. "Why Community-Based Tourism and Rural Tourism in Developing and Developed Nations are Treated Differently? A Review." Sustainability 12, no. 15: 5938.
Many community-based tourism (CBT) initiatives around the world have failed to deliver expected benefits because of unfavorable conditions involving a variety of entwined social, cultural, economic, and political factors. Because of different economic, legislative, and political conditions, factors that facilitate and inhibit CBT are believed to be different in developing and developed nations. A directed content analysis of CBT case studies in 48 developing countries and 37 developed countries show that some of these differences vary in being advantageous or disadvantageous for either developing or developed nations. Furthermore, many case studies do not address factors and themes essential for tourism development because of the lack of a clear CBT framework guiding their research and a lack of integration of external conditions in the analysis. In general, collective land and tourism initiative ownership can provide certain advantages to communities in developing countries when it gives them control over land, tourism and natural resources, independence in decision-making, participative management and wider distribution of benefits.
Seweryn Zielinski; Yoonjeong Jeong; Celene B. Milanés. Factors that influence community-based tourism (CBT) in developing and developed countries. Tourism Geographies 2020, 1 -33.
AMA StyleSeweryn Zielinski, Yoonjeong Jeong, Celene B. Milanés. Factors that influence community-based tourism (CBT) in developing and developed countries. Tourism Geographies. 2020; ():1-33.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSeweryn Zielinski; Yoonjeong Jeong; Celene B. Milanés. 2020. "Factors that influence community-based tourism (CBT) in developing and developed countries." Tourism Geographies , no. : 1-33.
Human interventions on coastal areas are always causing environmental impact; however, most of the times inventories of those interventions are possibly not well structured, and surely without a specific standard. The raw data presented shows an exhaustive and systematic revision of satellite images on 1700 km of the Caribbean coast of Colombia, where 2743 human interventions were identified. These interventions are classified in 38 categories in order to assess their environmental impact at a regional scale. The filtered data shows the environmental impact obtained for each category and the values allotted to each of the four parameters used for this evaluation. Moreover, the data is filtered for each of the five environmental coastal units in which the Caribbean coast of Colombia is divided by national regulations. Finally, the filtered and processed data shows the analysis done to obtain the graphical results of a previously paper (An evaluation of human interventions in the anthropogenically disturbed Caribbean Coast of Colombia [1]). Therefore, this dataset comprises three spreadsheets (xlsx) and two geographical files (kmz), which are ready to be used for any researcher, decision maker, land planner or practitioner interested in making further analysis on environmental impact assessment in coastal areas. Additionally, the dataset is carefully organised for educational exercises in such a manner that professors or lecturers can repeat the same steps in this study area or in their own, from the inventory to the final results.
C.M. Botero; C.I. Pereira; C.B. Milanes; Enzo Pranzini. Dataset of human interventions as anthropogenic perturbations on the Caribbean coast of Colombia. Data in Brief 2020, 31, 105847 .
AMA StyleC.M. Botero, C.I. Pereira, C.B. Milanes, Enzo Pranzini. Dataset of human interventions as anthropogenic perturbations on the Caribbean coast of Colombia. Data in Brief. 2020; 31 ():105847.
Chicago/Turabian StyleC.M. Botero; C.I. Pereira; C.B. Milanes; Enzo Pranzini. 2020. "Dataset of human interventions as anthropogenic perturbations on the Caribbean coast of Colombia." Data in Brief 31, no. : 105847.
Sediments from coal mine drainages (CMDs) contain large quantities of suspended pollutants (possibly numerous chemical substances) along with sulfates and hazardous elements (e.g., chromium, zinc, copper, lead) that irreversibly accumulate in the water. As this accumulation can continue for decades after discontinuation of coal extraction, it is necessary to employ multidisciplinary approaches to control the threat in such zones. The quantity of amorphous material in some CMDs was evaluated by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) using the Rietveld-based SIROQUANT software package. Modern Dual Beam Focused Ion Beam (FIB), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscope (H-TEM), and energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometer (EDS) were used to evaluate the occurrence and transformation of nanophases (NPs). FIB is used to determine the 3D distribution of different species (internal structure) within individual NPs, whereas EDS is used to observe NP features (e.g., shape, constituent, range, assembly, and form of polymerization). The mineralogy of the sediment from the Brazilian CMDs, including the proportions of quartz, clays, Al–Fe-oxides, and amorphous NPs, appears to be related to the nature of the mineral matter in the relevant coal cleaning rejects (CCRs). The sediments of CMDs from the Brazilian coal area derived at a lower-pH range have different amorphous compositions as compared to those derived at a higher pH range. These special amorphous compositions are shown to be related to several other sediment properties such as particle surface area. The information gleaned in this study will be useful for further geochemical evaluation of CMDs in other parts of the world.
Luis F.O. Silva; Tito J. Crissien; Celene Milanes; Carlos H. Sampaio. A three-dimensional nanoscale study in selected coal mine drainage. Chemosphere 2020, 248, 125946 .
AMA StyleLuis F.O. Silva, Tito J. Crissien, Celene Milanes, Carlos H. Sampaio. A three-dimensional nanoscale study in selected coal mine drainage. Chemosphere. 2020; 248 ():125946.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLuis F.O. Silva; Tito J. Crissien; Celene Milanes; Carlos H. Sampaio. 2020. "A three-dimensional nanoscale study in selected coal mine drainage." Chemosphere 248, no. : 125946.
Although public participation (PP) has influenced some integrated coastal zone management (ICZM) programs around the world, researchers have rarely analyzed this component specifically inside an ICZM cycle. Furthermore, the approach for integrating environmental energy planning tools within the ICZM Programs for the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) has presented an ongoing challenge for specialists involved in management issues. In Cuba, plans for coastal development are supported by land use planning activities and environmental planning tools. However, the functions and outputs of those tools are “non-obvious”, precluding sufficient integration among them. As these aforementioned actions have not been systematically carried out in the Cuban territory, and the systems of inter-institutional relationships with local communities have presented some insufficiencies, the national marine-terrestrial interphase has suffered some negative environmental impacts impossible to be solved by the national authorities. Designing a new methodology that incorporates PP and environmental energy planning tools in the stages of an ICZM program is the objective of this article. The methodology was named MePuPa and has improved current tools for land use planning and ICZM in Cuba. Previously selected “Local Indicators of Environmental Sustainability”, applied in two geo-systemic units in the southeastern region of Cuba, were used to demonstrate the methodology. The qualitative and qualitative methods in the proposed MePuPa were also applied. Finally, the MePuPa methodology was tested for four of its five stages. Six advantages and five learned lessons were identified during the Preparation to Proposal stages. MePuPa resulted in a useful local management tool for environmental energy planning, ICZM, economic and agricultural activities, strategic ecosystems recovery, as well as improvements to the governance and decision-making processes in one SIDS.
Celene Milanés Batista; José Abelardo Planas; Ronald Pelot; José Ricardo Núñez. A new methodology incorporating public participation within Cuba's ICZM program. Ocean & Coastal Management 2020, 186, 105101 .
AMA StyleCelene Milanés Batista, José Abelardo Planas, Ronald Pelot, José Ricardo Núñez. A new methodology incorporating public participation within Cuba's ICZM program. Ocean & Coastal Management. 2020; 186 ():105101.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCelene Milanés Batista; José Abelardo Planas; Ronald Pelot; José Ricardo Núñez. 2020. "A new methodology incorporating public participation within Cuba's ICZM program." Ocean & Coastal Management 186, no. : 105101.
This article uses the category of spatial justice as an analytical variable to explore the coastal planning of Cuba and Brazil, in the face of the challenge of climate change. The research was conducted using a qualitative methodology, applying the technique of content analysis to instruments of physical planning, based on spatial justice indicators provided in the study. These included territorial boundaries, uses of coastal space, environmental conflicts, public participation, urban insecurity, climate migration, and social exclusion, which enabled integration of coastal planning elements in the dimensions of space, policies, and tensions in different socio-economic contexts. New variables are added to the concept of spatial justice and it is shown that this constitutes an analytical category, which, expressed through coastal planning, puts both countries in better conditions to face the impacts of climate change.
Celene B. Milanés; Ofelia Pérez Montero; Claudio Fabian Szlafsztein; Márcia Aparecida Da Silva Pimentel. Climate change and spatial justice in coastal planning in Cuba and Brazil. Ambiente & Sociedade 2020, 23, 1 .
AMA StyleCelene B. Milanés, Ofelia Pérez Montero, Claudio Fabian Szlafsztein, Márcia Aparecida Da Silva Pimentel. Climate change and spatial justice in coastal planning in Cuba and Brazil. Ambiente & Sociedade. 2020; 23 ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCelene B. Milanés; Ofelia Pérez Montero; Claudio Fabian Szlafsztein; Márcia Aparecida Da Silva Pimentel. 2020. "Climate change and spatial justice in coastal planning in Cuba and Brazil." Ambiente & Sociedade 23, no. : 1.
The advanced microscopic (AM) analyses of mosaics and mortars from ancient construction have been studied for millennia in several Roman buildings in Europe. The geochemical characteristics of mosaics and mortars in Italica, Spain, were composed of amorphous and crystalline raw materials. Applied AM and X-ray diffraction (XRD) studies of different mosaics and mortars were carried out to observe the occurrence of natural and anthropogenic phases with organic and inorganic hazardous compounds. The results revealed a broad range of particles (micro-to nano-scale) including coarse (2.5–10 μm), fine (0.1–2.5 μm), and ultrafine ones (<0.1 μm), down to a few nanometers, as measured on electron microscope images. The particles occur typically in the form of aggregates, even in the ultrafine scale. Single, i.e., non-agglomerated particles are more common in the ultrafine fraction than at larger sizes. Geochemical studies of the samples showed that high proportions of aluminum, calcium, iron, potassium, silicon, and titanium yielded high standards of cementation manifestations. In addition, it was confirmed in this study that many of the mosaics blanketed by land remained unchanged; however, when the soil was removed, such mosaics began to undergo changes, mainly by weathering and atmospheric contamination. Several materials identified by XRD can also be detected using a high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (H-TEM)/field emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM) and vice versa. The occurrence of minerals containing potential hazardous elements (PHEs) and several associated organic compounds due to the modification caused by moisture and pollution was also demonstrated. The results offered important information about the building materials that were used to meet the mechanical requirements of the buildings.
Marcos L.S. Oliveira; Bernardo Tutikian; Celene B. Milanés; Luis F.O. Silva. Atmospheric contaminations and bad conservation effects in Roman mosaics and mortars of Italica. Journal of Cleaner Production 2019, 248, 119250 .
AMA StyleMarcos L.S. Oliveira, Bernardo Tutikian, Celene B. Milanés, Luis F.O. Silva. Atmospheric contaminations and bad conservation effects in Roman mosaics and mortars of Italica. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2019; 248 ():119250.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarcos L.S. Oliveira; Bernardo Tutikian; Celene B. Milanés; Luis F.O. Silva. 2019. "Atmospheric contaminations and bad conservation effects in Roman mosaics and mortars of Italica." Journal of Cleaner Production 248, no. : 119250.
This article aims to determine the level of social perception of coastal risk (SPCR) of the population in the face of hurricanes in the southeastern region of Cuba. Semi-structured interviews to inhabitants of the coastal municipalities’ object of study were carried out, with the purpose of collecting data for assessing the following aspects: SPCR when facing hurricanes; causes leading to High, Medium or Low SPCR; sources of information; levels of knowledge about coastal legal issues; levels of responsibility concerning risk management actions, and measures suggested to increase SPCR in the case of hurricanes. A group of 568 people were interviewed. Types of structural, non-structural and ecological vulnerabilities after the impact of hurricanes were also identified, as well as the socio-economic, socio-psychological, communicational, organizational, natural and socio-political factors that influenced their perception of risk. The results showed medium and low levels of SPCR in the population studied. The research concludes with the proposal of some coastal protection actions to be considered in the Plan to Face Climate Change in the Republic of Cuba.
Ofelia Pérez Montero; Celene Milanés Batista. Social perception of coastal risk in the face of hurricanes in the southeastern region of Cuba. Ocean & Coastal Management 2019, 184, 105010 .
AMA StyleOfelia Pérez Montero, Celene Milanés Batista. Social perception of coastal risk in the face of hurricanes in the southeastern region of Cuba. Ocean & Coastal Management. 2019; 184 ():105010.
Chicago/Turabian StyleOfelia Pérez Montero; Celene Milanés Batista. 2019. "Social perception of coastal risk in the face of hurricanes in the southeastern region of Cuba." Ocean & Coastal Management 184, no. : 105010.
Modern microscopy studies are capable of revealing ultra-fine particles (UFPs) and nanoparticles (NPs) that are produced in the processes related to traffic vehicular, industrial, metropolitan, and marine aerosol dry deposition in the coastal zones. Especially, secondary aerosol passages complexes categories of NPs and UFPs, which can be accumulated on construction compounds and by dry deposition, encourages multiples monuments deterioration routes. The advanced electron microscopies method is one of the most utilized in environmental studies. Between the different industrial areas in the world, the Caribbean area is the most relevant symbols of air quality due to climatic conditions with strong winds, but this study shows that regionally the most industrialized region does not have an adequate air quality. In the present work, electron microscopy analyses are used to describe of the extent of ultra-fine particle and nanoparticles in walls in contact to weathering. Numerous phases were recognized by advanced mineralogy methods. Thanks to the new analytical procedure it was feasible to understand NPs and UFPs; the occurrence of potential hazardous elements (PHEs), most of them as minerals but also combined in multiple accumulations with Al–Cr–Fe–K–Mg–Pb–Si–Ti–Zn amorphous; and carbonaceous phases.
Luis F.O. Silva; Celene B. Milanés; Diana Pinto; Omar Ramirez; Bianca Dutra de Lima. Multiple hazardous elements in nanoparticulate matter from a Caribbean industrialized atmosphere. Chemosphere 2019, 239, 124776 .
AMA StyleLuis F.O. Silva, Celene B. Milanés, Diana Pinto, Omar Ramirez, Bianca Dutra de Lima. Multiple hazardous elements in nanoparticulate matter from a Caribbean industrialized atmosphere. Chemosphere. 2019; 239 ():124776.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLuis F.O. Silva; Celene B. Milanés; Diana Pinto; Omar Ramirez; Bianca Dutra de Lima. 2019. "Multiple hazardous elements in nanoparticulate matter from a Caribbean industrialized atmosphere." Chemosphere 239, no. : 124776.
Cuba is one of the few countries from the Small Island Developing States in the Caribbean region having solid coastal legislation: Decree Law 212 (DL-212) entitled “Coastal Zone Management”. However, that legal framework presents some deficiencies that need to be improved, wherefore an analysis of the major features of DL-212 and the identification of its main issues were conducted in the present study; some ways of implementing the DL-212 in the country were assessed as well. Regarding the Land-Sea Interaction, this work proposes a set of four variables linking geomorphological and human criteria with the aim of improving coastal zone characterization and boundary delimitation. The set of four variables falls into six types of Coastal Geomorphic-typological Units, which are also sub-classified according to the physical aspects and level of territorial urbanization of the Units. Standard nomenclature about boundaries, territorial planning in relation to land-sea interaction is provided in the present research, as well as nine guidelines and eleven recommendations for institutions responsible for physical use planning to implement, in order to obtain a better understanding and implementation of DL-212. The study makes a great contribution to decision-making processes regarding Land-Use Planning, Integrated Coastal Zone Management, and Marine Spatial Planning for future implementation in other Small Island Developing States.
Celene Milanés Batista; Cristina I. Pereira; Camilo M. Botero. Improving a decree law about coastal zone management in a small island developing state: The case of Cuba. Marine Policy 2019, 101, 93 -107.
AMA StyleCelene Milanés Batista, Cristina I. Pereira, Camilo M. Botero. Improving a decree law about coastal zone management in a small island developing state: The case of Cuba. Marine Policy. 2019; 101 ():93-107.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCelene Milanés Batista; Cristina I. Pereira; Camilo M. Botero. 2019. "Improving a decree law about coastal zone management in a small island developing state: The case of Cuba." Marine Policy 101, no. : 93-107.
Camilo-Mateo Botero-Saltarén; Miriam Arrizabalaga-Fal; Celene Milanés-Batista; Omar Vivas-Cortés. INDICADORES DE GOBERNABILIDAD PARA LA GESTIÓN DEL RIESGO COSTERO EN COLOMBIA. Luna Azul 2017, 227 -251.
AMA StyleCamilo-Mateo Botero-Saltarén, Miriam Arrizabalaga-Fal, Celene Milanés-Batista, Omar Vivas-Cortés. INDICADORES DE GOBERNABILIDAD PARA LA GESTIÓN DEL RIESGO COSTERO EN COLOMBIA. Luna Azul. 2017; (45):227-251.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCamilo-Mateo Botero-Saltarén; Miriam Arrizabalaga-Fal; Celene Milanés-Batista; Omar Vivas-Cortés. 2017. "INDICADORES DE GOBERNABILIDAD PARA LA GESTIÓN DEL RIESGO COSTERO EN COLOMBIA." Luna Azul , no. 45: 227-251.
Celene Milanés Batista; Andrés Suárez; Camilo M. Botero Saltarén. Novel method to delimitate and demarcate coastal zone boundaries. Ocean & Coastal Management 2017, 144, 105 -119.
AMA StyleCelene Milanés Batista, Andrés Suárez, Camilo M. Botero Saltarén. Novel method to delimitate and demarcate coastal zone boundaries. Ocean & Coastal Management. 2017; 144 ():105-119.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCelene Milanés Batista; Andrés Suárez; Camilo M. Botero Saltarén. 2017. "Novel method to delimitate and demarcate coastal zone boundaries." Ocean & Coastal Management 144, no. : 105-119.
Litter presence was assessed on the entire Cuban coastline, and includes 99 beaches from all Cuban regions, during field work carried out in 2012 and 2015. A standard method verified in several countries was applied, which classified beaches for nine types of litter into four grades (A-excellent to D-poor). Almost half of the Cuban beaches obtained excellent cleanliness scores, although many needed to be better managed. In this baseline, the most common types of residue were general litter (8% grade D and 35% grades B/C) and potentially harmful litter (<68% with grade A). Resort beaches and those with international visitors showed the best litter management. Tourism Impacts seems to be related to visitor origin therefore choices to develop sustainable tourism in rural and village beaches (64%) appears low, if beach cleaning gross investment is focused on resort beaches (24%). Finally, this paper highlights geographical distribution and types of litter patterns.
C.M. Botero; G. Anfuso; Celene B. Milanés; A. Cabrera; G. Casas; Enzo Pranzini; A.T. Williams. Litter assessment on 99 Cuban beaches: A baseline to identify sources of pollution and impacts for tourism and recreation. Marine Pollution Bulletin 2017, 118, 437 -441.
AMA StyleC.M. Botero, G. Anfuso, Celene B. Milanés, A. Cabrera, G. Casas, Enzo Pranzini, A.T. Williams. Litter assessment on 99 Cuban beaches: A baseline to identify sources of pollution and impacts for tourism and recreation. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 2017; 118 (1-2):437-441.
Chicago/Turabian StyleC.M. Botero; G. Anfuso; Celene B. Milanés; A. Cabrera; G. Casas; Enzo Pranzini; A.T. Williams. 2017. "Litter assessment on 99 Cuban beaches: A baseline to identify sources of pollution and impacts for tourism and recreation." Marine Pollution Bulletin 118, no. 1-2: 437-441.
Achievement of environmental management goals and objectives in coastal areas, including how to measure success, remains a significant subject for discussion among scholars and practitioners, meanwhile four distinct management efforts potentially converge within the coastal zone: land-use planning (LUP), river basin management (RBM), marine spatial planning (MSP) and integrated coastal management (ICM). This paper examines the general lack of attention being paid to overlapping spatial boundaries within the landward and marine areas and proposes an indicator-based framework to measure the effectiveness of the individual planning instruments, as opposed to specific initiatives, in achieving management goals. The six indicators used in the framework (planning; participation; communication; integration; responsibility and balance) are based on a modified version of the Coastal Sustainability Standard methodology described by Gallagher (2010). The framework provides for four scenarios of progress in three geographical dimensions (river, municipality and marine area) to be assessed. For this study, the Caribbean coast of Colombia and Cuba were identified as the areas to test the feasibility and relevance of the indicator framework to monitor progress in the different management approaches established to achieve coastal sustainability. Several key observations and lessons from the indicator-based framework are discussed in order to analyze the overlapping of the four space-based instruments, identify areas for targeted intervention and improve their integration.
Camilo M. Botero; L.M. Fanning; Celene B. Milanés; J.A. Planas. An indicator framework for assessing progress in land and marine planning in Colombia and Cuba. Ecological Indicators 2016, 64, 181 -193.
AMA StyleCamilo M. Botero, L.M. Fanning, Celene B. Milanés, J.A. Planas. An indicator framework for assessing progress in land and marine planning in Colombia and Cuba. Ecological Indicators. 2016; 64 ():181-193.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCamilo M. Botero; L.M. Fanning; Celene B. Milanés; J.A. Planas. 2016. "An indicator framework for assessing progress in land and marine planning in Colombia and Cuba." Ecological Indicators 64, no. : 181-193.