Ofelia Pérez Montero

Ofelia Pérez Montero
Universidad de Oriente | UO · Centro de Estudios Multidisciplinarios de Zonas Costeras (CEMZOC)

Doctor en Ciencias Sociológicas

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Introduction
Integrated Coastal zone management Coastal Governance Risk Perception Coastal Vulnerability
Education
May 2019 - May 2019
International Ocean Institute
Field of study
  • Ocean Governance, Ocean Sciences and GeoEthics
July 2003 - August 2003
International Ocean Institute: Halifax, Nova Scotia, CA
Field of study
  • Ocean Governance: Police, Law and Management
May 1996 - July 1997
Universidad de Malaga
Field of study
  • Género y Cultura en el ámbito mediterráneo

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Publications (44)
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The paper is about community-based participatory research on environmental conflicts about sand quarries in northern Bogotá. Community-based participatory research is applied to understand the environmental conflicts of mining activities. The approach was suitable for improving the relevance and acceptance of research in the local community. It inv...
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This study examined local communities’ perceptions of mangroves in coastal southeastern Cuba. A variety of methods were employed, including mixed and structured questionnaire surveys, interviews with key informants, and document reviews. Data were gathered from 334 respondents living in communities adjacent to four mangrove social–ecological system...
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This study examined local communities' perceptions of mangroves in coastal southeastern Cuba. A variety of methods were employed, including mixed and structured questionnaire surveys, interviews with key informants, and document reviews. Data were gathered from 334 respondents living in communities adjacent to four mangrove social-ecological system...
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El capítulo responde a la pregunta ¿Cómo contribuyó la formación y la investigación científica en la Universidad de Oriente a cambiar en Cuba el modelo sectorial de la gestión de la zona costera hacia un modelo integrado, inclusivo, y sostenible? Se analizó la experiencia del Centro de Estudios Multidisciplinarios de Zonas Costeras. Es una investig...
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The protection of forest cover in Cuba is a state priority. It is part of the state plan to deal with climate change. The purpose of this paper is to assess the legal risks associated with the protection of forest cover, which is essential to ensure the sustainability of hydrological watershed management in Cuba. The qualitative method of social re...
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Vernacular houses treasure the knowledge and traditions of nations. They express the cultural heritage of different generations, including local materials and non-professional designs evolved by resident communities. In South America, vernacular houses often are designed in rural areas. These are influenced by the customs of the indigenous people w...
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Carbon stored in mangroves is valuable for climate change mitigation. Managing the carbon stored in the mangrove requires an adequate legal framework and an environmental policy. In Cuba, there is little research on the capacity of mangroves to retain carbon and its articulation in environmental policy and management. In the present study, the foll...
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Introducción: El objetivo de este resultado es contribuir teórica y metodológicamente a resolver los problemas sobre gestión del riesgo costero, agravados por el impacto del cambio climático en estados insulares y continentales costeros, desde una perspectiva integrada e interdisciplinaria de la gobernabilidad y gobernanza. Métodos: Se utilizaron...
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This paper presents a coastal migration index (CMI) useful for decision-making in the current scenario of sea-level rise (SLR) due to climate change. The CMI includes coastal human population density, degree of urbanization, and coastal-flooding penetration. Quantitative and qualitative statistical techniques and the geographic information system A...
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The complexity of global changes and their effects on social-ecological systems motivate the development of more integrated and innovative management approaches to balance the society-nature relationship. With the challenge of meeting global demands and considering local impacts, Ecosystem-Based Management (EBM) emerges as an assessment and action...
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Introducción: El objetivo de este resultado es contribuir teórica y metodológicamente a resolver los problemas sobre gestión del riesgo costero, agravados por el impacto del cambio climático en estados insulares y continentales costeros, desde una perspectiva integrada e interdisciplinaria de la gobernabilidad y gobernanza. Métodos: Se utilizaron m...
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Este artículo es el resultado de un quinquenio de investigación científica sobre la arquitectura vernácula manabita donde se estudió el tipo de “viviendas de los tres espacios”. El artículo tiene como objetivo revelar los valores y tradiciones culturales de las viviendas de los tres espacios en las comunidades rurales de Portoviejo, en Manabí, Ecua...
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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 fren...
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Este trabajo se realizó con el objetivo de proponer acciones de gestión ambiental ante la erosión costera en playas de la provincia Santiago de Cuba, en un contexto de cambio climático. Se emplearon las metodologías cualitativas y cuantitativas, así como la fotointerpretación y digitalización de la línea de costa, a partir de imágenes satelitales g...
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Esta Ponencia tuvo como objetivo proponer acciones de gestión ambiental ante la erosión costera en playas de la provincia Santiago de Cuba, en un contexto de cambio climático. La investigación centró su atención en analizar cinco playas pertenecientes a la provincia Santiago de Cuba. Se emplearon métodos de fotointerpretación y digitalización de la...
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RESUMO Acordos celebrados entre instituições de ensino e fomento à pesquisa entre Brasil e Cuba têm aproximado pesquisadores para debater assuntos relacionados à capacitação de comunidades ao enfrentamento de mudanças ambientais, com destaque àquelas relacionadas aos eventos meteorológicos extremos. Este artigo apresenta uma discussão sobre sustent...
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Acordos celebrados entre instituições de ensino e fomento à pesquisa entre Brasil e Cuba têm aproximado pesquisadores para debater assuntos relacionados à capacitação de comunidades ao enfrentamento de mudanças ambientais, com destaque àquelas relacionadas aos eventos meteorológicos extremos. Este artigo apresenta uma discussão sobre sustentabilida...
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The current article aims to systematize the scientific results on the tributary river basins of the Bay of Santiago de Cuba, from the studies carried out in the Center for Multidisciplinary Studies of Coastal Zones (CEMZOC). For this, the qualitative methodology of social research was used. The techniques of content analysis were applied to the mos...
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The current article aims to systematize the scientific results on the tributary river basins of the Bay of Santiago de Cuba, from the studies carried out in the Center for Multidisciplinary Studies of Coastal Zones (CEMZOC). For this, the qualitative methodology of social research was used. The techniques of content analysis were applied to the mos...
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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) establishme...
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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...
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Este trabajo tuvo como objetivo exponer los desafíos del manejo integrado de áreas protegidas en zonas costeras del suroriente de Cuba ante el impacto del cambio climático. Se utilizaron las metodologías cualitativas y cuantitativas, así como el análisis de imágenes satelitales y los Sistema de Información Geográfica. A partir de la matriz de riesg...
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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 indicator...
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The present article aims to study the behavior of the variables population, social vulnerability and impact to climate change in the coastal municipality of Guamá, in the province of Santiago de Cuba, from the sociological perspective of environmental complexity. The qualitative and quantitative method of social research was used. Content analysis...
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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...
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Regional efforts jointly done for synthesizing the situation about Integrated Coastal Management and Public Politics in Iberoamerica started almost a decade ago. Ten years later, the present Chapter is aimed to analyze advances regarding implementation of integrated coastal management in Cuba. Due to its condition of being a Caribbean archipelago, e...
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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 munic-ipalities’ object of study were carried out, with the purpose of collecting data for assessing the following aspects: SPCR...
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The objective of the article is to explain the impact of internal population migration on the dimensions of sustainable development, from a gender perspective. An exploratory type research was carried out, using the qualitative method. The techniques of semi-structured interviews, participant observation, content analysis and discussion groups were...
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Campaña de limpiezas de playas en la región oriental de Cuba.
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El Centro de Estudios Multidisciplinarios de Zonas Costeras (CEMZOC), de la Universidad de Oriente, en Cuba, visualizará los resultados de ciencia en panel en Programa Universitario Ciencia en la Mira!
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El objetivo del presente artículo fue caracterizar el estado de salud de los manglares en el municipio Guamá, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. Se evaluaron aspectos fisonómicos del bosque y su índice de salud. Se realizaron 78 entrevistas a personas en los asentamientos próximos a las áreas estudiadas para evaluar el conocimiento y comportamiento comunitari...
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Caricostas 2017 En el marco de la Segunda Convención de Ciencias Sociales y Ambientales de la Universidad de Oriente el Centro de Estudios Multidisciplinarios de Zonas Costeras (CEMZOC) convoca a la VIII Conferencia Internacional de Manejo Integrado de Zonas Costeras CARICOSTAS 2017, a celebrarse en la Ciudad de Santiago de Cuba entre los días del...
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En el capítulo se expone cómo Cuba, estado insular, presenta una elevada voluntad política y de capacidad institucional para enfrentar el riesgo costero. Se explica como la población presenta una percepción y participación social y como se realiza la comunicación en temas del riesgo. Se expone la institucionalización y expresión jurídica de la gest...
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In Cuba, since 1959, the energy, environment and socio-economic development have been given high priority in national development plans.Fifty years later, the Cuban people have achieved a society with notable advances in literacy and education, health, culture, sports, social security and per capita of the gross domestic product (GDP), which has pe...

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