Carolina Peña Alonso

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    • Ph.D. Postdoctoral Researcher
    GFyMA
    Phone: 928454902
    Fax: 928452775
    carolina.pena@ulpgc.es
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      • Edificio Agustín Millares Carlo
      Despacho 11
      C/Pérez del Toro, 1
      35003 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
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      Marrero Rodríguez, N.,García-Romero, L.,Hernández-Cordero, A.Peña-Alonso, C.,Pérez-ChacónEspino, E., 2021. Deforestation by historical lime industry in an arid aeolian sedimentary system http://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152009

      García-Romero, L., Peña-Alonso, C., Hesp, P. A., Hernández-Cordero, A. I., Hernández-Calvento, L., 2021. Sand, Sun, Sea and Sex with Strangers, the “five S's”. Characterizing “cruising” activity and its environmental impacts on a protected coastal dunefield. Journal of Environmental Management, 301, 113931. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113931

      Marrero-Rodríguez, N., Peña-Alonso, C., García-Romero, L., Sánchez-García, M. J., Pérez-Chacón Espino, E., 2021. Historical social relevance of ecosystem services related to long term land uses in a coastal arid aeolian sedimentary system in Lanzarote (Canary Islands, Spain). Ocean & Coastal Management, 210, 105715. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2021.105715

      Pérez-Hernández, E., Peña-Alonso, C., Fernández-Cabrera, E., Hernández-Calvento, L., 2021. Assessing the scenic quality of transgressive dune systems on volcanic islands. The case of Corralejo (Fuerteventura island, Spain). Science of The Total Environment, 784, 147050. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147050

      Sanromualdo-Collado, A., García-Romero, L., Peña-Alonso, C., Hernández-Cordero, A. I., Ferrer-Valero, N., Hernández-Calvento, L., 2021. Spatiotemporal analysis of the impact of artificial beach structures on biogeomorphological processes in an arid beach-dune system. Journal of Environmental Management, 282, 111953. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.111953

      Santana-Santana, S. B., Peña-Alonso, C., Pérez-Chacón Espino, E., 2021. Assessing universal accessibility in Spanish beaches. Ocean & Coastal Management, 201, 105486. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2020.105486

      Marrero-Rodríguez, N., García-Romero, L., Peña-Alonso, C., Hernández-Cordero, A. I., 2020. Biogeomorphological responses of nebkhas to historical long-term land uses in an arid coastal aeolian sedimentary system. Geomorphology, 368, 107348. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2020.107348

      Marrero-Rodríguez, N., García-Romero, L., Peña-Alonso, C., Hernández-Cordero, A.I., 2020. Biogeomorphological responses of nebkhas to historical long-term land uses in an arid coastal aeolian sedimentary system. Geomorphology, 368, 1073348. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2020.107348

      Pérez-Hernández, E., Peña-Alonso, C., Hernández-Calvento, L., 2020. Assessing lost cultural heritage. A case study of the eastern coast of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria city (Spain). Land Use Policy, 96, 104697. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2020.104697

      Santana-Santana, S.B., Peña-Alonso, C., Pérez-Chacón Espino, E., 2020. Assessing physical accessibility conditions to tourist attractions. The case of Maspalomas Costa Canaria urban area (Gran Canaria, Spain). Applied Geography, 125, 102327. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2020.102327

      García-Romero, L., Hesp, P.A., Peña-Alonso, C., Miot da Silva, G., Hernández-Calvento, L., 2019. Climate as a control on foredune mode in Southern Australia. Science of The Total Environment, 694. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.133768

      Pérez-Chacón Espino, E., Peña-Alonso, C., Santana-Cordero, A. M., Hernández-Calvento, L., 2019. The Integrated Coastal Zone Management in the Canary Islands. The Spanish Coastal Systems, 789-814. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93169-2_34

      Peña-Alonso, C., García-Romero, L., Hernández-Cordero, A.I., Hernández-Calvento, L., 2019. Beach vegetation as an indicator of human impacts in arid environments: Environmental conditions and landscape perception in the Canary Islands. Journal of Environmental Management, 240, 311-320. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.03.096

      Hernández-Cordero, A. I., Peña-Alonso, C., Hernández-Calvento, L., Ferrer-Valero, N., Santana-Cordero, A. M., García-Romero, L., Pérez-Chacón Espino, E., 2019. Aeolian sedimentary systems of the canary islands. The Spanish Coastal Systems, 699-725. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93169-2_30

      Hernández-Cordero, A.I., Peña-Alonso, C., Hernández-Calvento, L., Ferrer-Valero, N., Santana-Cordero, A.M., García-Romero, L., Pérez-Chacón Espino, E., 2019. Chapter 30 - Aeolian Sedimentary Systems of the Canary Islands. In: Morales J. (Ed.) The Spanish Coastal Systems. (pp. 699-725). Springer, Cham
      https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93169-2_30

      Peña-Alonso, C., Ariza, E., Hernández-Calvento, L., 2018. Chapter 47 - User’s Perception of Beach Characteristics and Management in Summer and Autumn Seasons: The Case of Gran Canaria Island (Spain). In: Beach Management Tools - Concepts, Methodologies and Case Studies. Botero C., Cervantes O., Finkl C. (eds), Coastal Research Library, vol 24. Springer, Cham. Pages 913-932. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58304-4_47

      Peña-Alonso, C., Pérez-Chacón, E., Hernández-Calvento, L., Ariza, E., 2018. Assessment of scenic, natural and cultural heritage for sustainable management of tourist beaches. A case study of Gran Canaria island (Spain). Land Use Policy, 72, 35-45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2017.12.030

      Peña-Alonso, C., Gallego-Fernández, J. B., Hernández-Calvento, L., Hernández-Cordero, A. I., Ariza, E., 2018. Assessing the geomorphological vulnerability of arid beach-dune systems. Science of The Total Environment, 635, 512-525. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.04.095

      Pérez-Chacón Espino, E., Peña-Alonso, C., Santana-Cordero, A.M., Hernández-Calvento, L., 2019. Chapter 34 - The Integrated Coastal Zone Management in the Canary Islands. In: Morales J. (Ed.) The Spanish Coastal Systems. (pp.789-814). Springer, Cham https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93169-2_34

      Roig-Munar, F. X., Fraile-Jurado, P, Peña-Alonso, C., 2018. Chapter 26 - Analysis of Blue Flag Beaches Compared with Natural Beaches in the Balearic Islands and Canary Islands, Spain. In: Beach Management Tools - Concepts, Methodologies and Case Studies. Botero C., Cervantes O., Finkl C. (eds), Coastal Research Library, vol 24. Springer, Cham. Pages 545-559. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58304-4_26

      Peña-Alonso, C., Hernández-Calvento, L., Pérez-Chacón, E., Ariza-Solé, E., 2017. The relationship between heritage, recreational quality and geomorphological vulnerability in the coastal zone: A case study of beach systems in the Canary Islands. Ecological Indicator, Vol. 82, 420-432. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.07.014

      Peña-Alonso, C., Fraile-Jurado, P., Hernández-Calvento, L., Pérez-Chacón, E., Ariza, E., 2017. Measuring geomorphological vulnerability on beaches using a set of indicators (GVI): A tool for management. Journal of Environmental Management, vol. 204, Part 1, 230-245. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.08.053

      Peña-Alonso, C., Ariza, E., Hernández-Calvento, L., Pérez-Chacón, E., 2017. Exploring multi-dimensional recreational quality of beach socio-ecological systems in the Canary Islands (Spain). Tourism Management, vol. 64, 303-313. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2017.09.008

      García Romero, L., Hernández Cordero, A. I., Fernández Cabrera, E., Peña Alonso, C., Hernández Calvento, L., Pérez Chacón, E., 2016. Urban-touristic impacts on the aeolian sedimentary systems of the Canary Islands: conflict between development and conservation. Island Studies Journal, Vol. 11, No. 1, 2016, pp. 91-112. http://www.islandstudies.ca/sites/islandstudies.ca/files/ISJ-11-1-E-Garcia-Romero-et-al.pdf

      Peña Alonso, C., 2008. Análisis de la peligrosidad y vulnerabilidad de la zona de Baqueira y Beret. En: Hernández, L. y Parreño, J. M. (Eds), Tecnologías de la Información Geográfica para el Desarrollo Territorial. Servicio de Publicaciones y Difusión Científica de la ULPGC. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Pp. 672-679. http://www.age-geografia.es/tig/gran_canaria08/ponencia_3/Pena%20Alonso.pdf