Browsing by Author "Domínguez, Juan Carlos"

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    ASSESSMENT OF FAST SPECTRAL WAVE TRANSFER METHODOLOGIES FROM DEEP TO SHALLOW WATERS IN THE FRAMEWORK OF ENERGY RESOURCE QUANTIFICATION IN THE CHILEAN COAST
    (2014) Domínguez, Juan Carlos; Cienfuegos, Rodrigo; Catalán, Patricio; Zamorano, Luis; Lucero, Felipe
    Alternative wave transfer methodologies from deep to shallow water that aim at reducing the computational time in cases where the full propagation of a large number of wave climates is often prohibitive are defined and tested against full spectral propagation using complex measured wave climates. A proposed method is presented in this work which is able to accurately reproduce the shape transformation of directional spectra while significantly reducing the computational time. Another transfer method is also validated, which can achieve relatively good results when there is no spectral information and only statistical wave parameters (e.g. significant wave height, peak period and mean wave direction) are available. Finally, an application of the proposed method in the framework of energy resource quantification in Chile is presented.
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    Urban Wetlands in Latin America: Protection, Conservation, Innovation, Restoration, and Community for Sustainable and Water Sensitive Cities
    (Springer Cham, 2024) Aldana-Domínguez, Juanita; Rojas Quezada, Carolina Alejandra; Munizaga, Juan; Moschella, Paola; Stamm, Caroline Andre; Martínez, Carolina; Velásquez, Carlos Javier; Capera, Ingrid; Falfán, Ina; Zambrano, Luis; Soto, Evelyn; Teutsch, Camila; Scheuch, Teresita; Fernández, Antonio; Briceño, Felipe; Vattuone Troncoso, Catalina de los Angeles; Domínguez, Juan Carlos; Riveros, Andrés; Pichunleo, Enzo; Rojas Quezada, Carolina Alejandra
    This book is about the contribution of urban wetlands in livable cities. Urban wetlands are very valuable blue-green infrastructure spaces for human settlements, yet they are disappearing as a result of urbanization. This phenomenon is worldwide, but is particularly intense in Latin America. Although international literature has made an effort to document the multiple ecosystem services provided by these ecosystems, such as water and air cleansing, flood mitigation and recreation, among others, we want to draw attention to the fact that the loss of urban wetlands affects the sustainability of cities and future generations. Therefore, and given the weakness of public policies implemented in the region for their protection, it is essential to highlight good practices, mechanisms and strategies aimed at Protection, Conservation, Innovation, Restoration, and work with the Community, all of this hand in hand with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.The book offers a comprehensive coverage combining the need to protect and conserve urban wetlands from the pressures of urban growth, as well as highlighting successful experiences of regulation and of course applied research aimed at nature-based solution design for flood management and wastewater treatment, restoration areas, green infrastructure plans, as well as experiences of collective work with communities in contexts of political tensions for the defense of wetlands.