CONTRIBUTION OF THE LIBRARY CHILDREN "ALVAREZ MIRIAM BRENES" AND FAMILY IN THE FORMATION OF HABITS OF READING UNIVERSITY GARDENS CHILD POPULATION I AND II, Heredia, COSTA RICA: YEAR 2007 "

Constantly making efforts to strengthen reading habits in children from their earliest years of life, a process in which the family is established as the primary basis for the child to achieve the taste and interest in books. The school as being key to education supports and strengthens the skills taught in the home, with the help of technologies such as computers, disk reading, television, among other means, by which (as) children (as) found a door of communication with the outside world and everything around them. The children's library tends to use these technological means to attract children to reading, generating and taste for the various information resources, which over time will become a habit.This research is based on the "Contribution of the Library Miriam Alvarez Brenes and family in the formation of reading habits of children of the community of Garden I and II University in Heredia, through advocacy, in 2007 "

ESTRUCTURA DEL PAISAJE Y DESARROLLO TURÍSTICO EN LA FILA BRUNQUEÑA, COSTA RICA

Los  espacios  rurales  durante  las  últimas  décadas  se  han  transformado  aceleradamente  producto  de cambios en las dinámicas económicas. Esta investigación realizada en la Fila Brunqueña, caracteriza la estructura del paisaje durante los años de 1960, 1972 y 2007, utilizando los índices biométricos como son el de forma, de borde, de tipo de uso, de tamaño de fragmento, de número de fragmento, los cuales se complementan con las variables de distribución de estos fragmentos en función de la pendiente y su localización con respecto a  los cuerpos de aguas superficiales. Se concluye que durante  los cuarenta últimos años se ha presentado una fuerte restauración ecológica, condiciones que están amenazadas en el actual desarrollo turístico.Palabras claves: Ecología del Paisaje, fragmentación de bosques, desarrollo turístico, Costa RicaAbstract:During  the  last decades,  rural spaces have  transformed  rapidly as  result of  the changes  in economic  dynamics. This investigation was carried out in Fila Brunqueña, Costa Rica, characterizing the structure of the landscape during the years 1960, 1972 and 2007, using biometric indexes such as form, borders, type of use, size of fragment and number of fragments. Those indexes are complemented with the distribution variables of these fragments in terms of slope of the land in relation to the rivers and creeks. This study concluded that during the last forty years there has been strong ecological restoration. However, ecological conditions are threatened by the current tourism development model.Key Words: Costa Rica, Ecological Landscape, Forest Fragmentation, Tourism Development, Costa Rican