As part of the celebration of the thirtieth anniversary of the Geological Journal of Central America, an analysis of the issue of disasters is currently studied in the field of risk management and how this issue is addressed in the content of the articles published in the magazine. Are chosen for analysis articles explicitly refer to issues related to risk management, it is obvious that the largest number of items RGAC relate to the issue of risk, they address relevant aspects for management as is the characterization of the processes that generate threats (tectonics, seismology, volcanology, geotechnical), among others. Risk is an intrinsic characteristic of the transformation of the environment, both the quantitative and qualitative study of the transformation inputs conducive to the prevention and land use planning. The paradigm shift from the study of the event as synonymous with the paradigm of disaster risk management gives importance to the construction of risk scenarios on the prediction and prognosis related to tectonic events.
Geoarchaeological research involves interdisciplinary work. The objectives, theoretical framework, methodological approach and the final analysis are built together from archeology and disciplines within the earth sciences to better understand what life was like in the past. The Geological Journal of Central America is a journal to present joint work between geoscientists and archaeologists. Together these fields can present a unique approach to material remains, expanding the range of issues, analysis and interpretations thereby brining new light to some of the traditional methods and techniques in archaeology. Keywords: Geoarchaeology, archaeological geology, archaeology, interdisciplinarity, Costa Rica.
RESUMEN:Las investigaciones geoarqueológicas implican la realización de trabajos interdisciplinarios, donde los objetivos, modelo teórico, estrategia metodológica y análisis se construyen conjuntamente desde la arqueología y disciplinas comprendidas por las ciencias de la tierra, para al final, llegar a la resolución de un problema concerniente a cómo fue la vida en el pasado. La Revista Geológica de América Central, viene a ser un medio para difundir los trabajos conjuntos entre geocientíficos y arqueólogos, quienes muestran una lectura diferente de los restos materiales, que vienen a ampliar la gama de temáticas, análisis e interpretaciones, que hasta el momento brindaban los métodos y técnicas tradicionales en arqueología.
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