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The Effects of a Megafire on Ecosystem Services and the Pace of Landscape Recovery by Mancilla-Ruiz, Diana, Barrera, Francisco de la, González, Sergio, Huaico, Ana

“…(1) Background: Megafires have affected several regions in the world (e.g., Australia, California), including, in 2017, the central and south-central zones of…”
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A Heat Vulnerability Index: Spatial Patterns of Exposure, Sensitivity and Adaptive Capacity for Santiago de Chile by Inostroza, Luis, Palme, Massimo, de la Barrera, Francisco

“…Climate change will worsen the high levels of urban vulnerability in Latin American cities due to specific environmental stressors. Some impacts of climate…”
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Indicators for green spaces in contrasting urban settings by de la Barrera, Francisco, Reyes-Paecke, Sonia, Banzhaf, Ellen

“…•Distribution of green spaces helps to reduce bias of densely populated areas.•Standards of green spaces must include accessibility and quality.•Green spaces…”
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Monitoring the effects of land cover change on the supply of ecosystem services in an urban region: A study of Santiago-Valparaíso, Chile by Montoya-Tangarife, Claudia, de la Barrera, Francisco, Salazar, Alejandro, Inostroza, Luis

“…Mankind's quest for well-being results in continuous pressure to transform landscapes, with said transformation driven by land use changes, urbanization,…”
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Landscape management is urgently needed to address the rise of megafires in South America by Armenteras, Dolors, de la Barrera, Francisco

“…Climate change and unsustainable land-use practices are causing megafires in South America. Here we call for rigorous scientific coordination and global…”
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People’s perception influences on the use of green spaces in socio-economically differentiated neighborhoods by de la Barrera, Francisco, Reyes-Paecke, Sonia, Harris, Jordan, Bascuñán, Daniela, Farías, José Manuel

“…•Social and environmental role played by green spaces is widely recognized.•Perception of safety and expectations keys to understanding uses of green…”
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Increased wildfire hazard along South-Central Chile under the RCP8.5 scenario as revealed by high-resolution modeling by Ciocca, Isabella, Fernández, Alfonso, Jaque, Edilia, Justino, Flavio, Shumacher, Vanúcia, da Silva, Alex Santos, Muñoz, Ariel, de la Barrera, Francisco

“…Among Mediterranean regions, the South-Central Zone of Chile (SCZCh) portrays a landscape where wildfires constantly and historically occur, many times…”
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Monitoreo de los avances en desarrollo urbano: análisis de los catastros de áreas verdes urbanas en el Área Metropolitana de Santiago, Chile by Reyes Paecke, Sonia, de la Barrera Melgarejo, Francisco

“…Los avances en metas de desarrollo urbano pueden medirse a través de sistemas de indicadores. En Chile, el Consejo Nacional de Desarrollo Urbano (CNDU) ha…”
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Relationship between Wildfire Smoke and Children’s Respiratory Health in the Metropolitan Cities of Central-Chile by Ciciretti, Rebecca, Barraza, Francisco, De la Barrera, Francisco, Urquieta, Lorna, Cortes, Sandra

“…Wildfire causes multiple problems for people living in cities. One of them is the deterioration of air quality as a result of wildfire smoke. This smoke can…”
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Degraded Landscapes in Hillside Systems with Agricultural Use: An Integrated Analysis to Establish Restoration Opportunities in Central Chile by Lebuy, Roxana, Mancilla-Ruiz, Diana, Manríquez, Hermann, De la Barrera, Francisco

“…Hillside systems are key centers of ecological and cultural diversity, providing humanity with goods (e.g., food) and vital services (e.g., prevention of…”
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Editorial: Urban greening for ecosystem services provision: A Latin-American outlook by Fernández, Ignacio C., Dobbs, Cynnamon, De la Barrera, Francisco

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AN ANALYSIS OF WILDFIRE RISK AND HISTORICAL OCCURRENCE FOR A MEDITERRANEAN BIOSPHERE RESERVE, CENTRAL CHILE by Bańales-Seguel, Camila, De La Barrera, Francisco, Salazar, Alejandro

“…Wildfires are one of the main processes that currently shape Mediterranean ecosystems. The analysis of wildfire risk combined with historical records allows…”
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The Sustainable Development Goals in America: Overview by García-Parra, Miguel, De la Barrera, Francisco, Plazas-Leguizamón, Nubia, Colmenares-Cruz, Andres, Cancimance, Andres, Soler-Fonseca, Diana

“…The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), commit 193 countries to improving environmental, social and economic indicators through their performance on 169…”
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Periurbanization and conservation pressures over remnants of native vegetation: impact on ecosystem services for a Latin-American capital city by de la Barrera, Francisco, Henríquez, Cristián, Coulombié, Fanny, Dobbs, Cynnamon, Salazar, Alejando

“…Urban expansion in Latin-American cities is faster than urban planning. In order to implement sustainable planning the capacity of peri-urban areas to provide…”
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Cerros isla en las ciudades de Chile: oportunidades para una planificación ecológica by Picon Meleda, María Catalina, De la Barrera, Francisco, Contreras, Carolina, Reyes-Paecke, Sonia, Berrizbeitia, Anita

“…Los cerros isla (CI) representan elementos de alto valor natural y patrimonial. Sin embargo, pese a su destacada presencia en las ciudades latinoamericanas, es…”
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Linking public urban green spaces and human well-being: A systematic review by Reyes-Riveros, Rosa, Altamirano, Adison, De La Barrera, Francisco, Rozas-Vásquez, Daniel, Vieli, Lorena, Meli, Paula

“…Public urban green spaces provide people with many benefits. Understanding the relationship between public urban green spaces’ characteristics and human…”
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Megafires in Chile 2017: Monitoring multiscale environmental impacts of burned ecosystems by de la Barrera, Francisco, Barraza, Francisco, Favier, Philomène, Ruiz, Vannia, Quense, Jorge

“…During the summer of 2017, several megafires in South-Central Chile burned down forest plantations, native forests, shrublands and human settlements. National…”
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Vegetation cover change in growing urban agglomerations in Chile by de la Barrera, Francisco, Henríquez, Cristián

“…Cities in Latin America expose high rates of urbanization and poorly controlled processes of creation of new urban peripheries. In this study we evaluated the…”
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LOS OBJETIVOS DE DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE EN AMÉRICA: PANORAMA by García-Parra, Miguel, de la Barrera, Francisco, Plazas-Leguizamón, Nubia, Colmenares-Cruz, Andrés, Cancimance, Andrés, Soler-Fonseca, Diana

“…Los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) comprometen a 193 países en el mejoramiento de indicadores ambienta les, sociales y económicas a través de su…”
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Understanding agricultural water footprint variability to improve water management in Chile by Novoa, Vanessa, Ahumada-Rudolph, Ramón, Rojas, Octavio, Sáez, Katia, de la Barrera, Francisco, Arumí, José Luis

“…Understanding water consumption is crucial for sustainable management of water resources. Under climate change scenarios that project highly variable water…”
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