Karina SOFIA Diaz Martinez

• Master of Science
• Full-time professor at University of the Coast

Nature based solutions (NBS) have been successfully applied in developed nations. Its application in developing countries is however still incipient to some extent. Moreover, very few studies have addressed its implementation in the domain of large river systems, which have been exposed to ever increasing anthropogenic pressure in the last decades....

Our goal is to understand process innovation activities, constraints, and challenges. Collaboration and Research and Development (R&D) are vital for innovation, but many Small- and Medium-size Enterprises (SMEs) need to improve on these, necessitating focused efforts. Innovation is linked to growth, productivity, and capacity, demanding new offerin...

The installation of wave energy converter (WEC) arrays near the coast can have significant impacts on sediment dynamics and coastal morphodynamics. However, methodologies for quantifying these impacts and strategies to minimize them are still in need of development. In this study, we assessed the coastal response to a WEC array on the La Guajira co...

This work presents APPMAR 1.0, an application written in the Python programming language that downloads, processes, and analyzes wind and wave data. This application is composed of a graphical user interface (GUI) that contains two main modules: the first module downloads data from WAVEWATCH III® (WW3) production hindcasts by the National Oceanic a...

This paper assesses a bench-scale carwash wastewater treatment system's removal efficiency based on coagulation-flocculation and a household-type activated carbon filter and water ozonator. For the experiment, the wastewater that went through an oil/water separator (OWS) from a medium-sized carwash facility located in a dense commercial area in Bar...

The navigability capacity under the natural development of the Meta River was evaluated to identify the hydrologic, hydrodynamic, sedimentologic, and morphologic conditions to propose hydraulic works for establishing a navigation channel. The Meta River is one of the main rivers in Colombia with a high economical potential through its fluvial navig...

This paper describes a methodology to estimate permeable and impermeable areas in consolidated urban areas based on satellite image analysis and field survey. The methodology allows inventorying vegetated cover and potential permeable areas that are actually not effective to reduce runoff due to lack of urban drainage management practices. It inclu...