Community suitability of Heredia, Costa Rica
Excluded — No buildable land (opportunity <5%)
Kept on the index so the exclusion is honest, not hidden.
Within Heredia — 10 sub-regions
Estimated finer-grained reads from the same open data. Phase-1, not yet verified.
San Isidro
strongest Society, freedom & health (94) ·
weakest Land & water (40)
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 69
San Rafael
strongest Society, freedom & health (94) ·
weakest Land & water (33)
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 66
Barva
strongest Society, freedom & health (94) ·
weakest Land & water (30)
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 62
Santa Barbara
strongest Society, freedom & health (94) ·
weakest Land & water (30)
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Marginally suitable 60
Santo Domingo
strongest Society, freedom & health (94) ·
weakest Autonomy & access (6)
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 47
Flores
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 34
San Pablo
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 34
Belen
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 32
excluded excl
excluded excl
Phase-1 desk screening
These are desk numbers from open data. Soil tests, water rights and the welcome of actual neighbours all wait for a visit — we'd rather say so than pretend.
Other regions in Costa Rica
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