The Environmental Services, Land Use, Population Growth and Climate Change in Mexico Valley Metropolitan Zone
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Precipitation, minimum and maximum temperature of two periods (1951-1980 and 1980-2010) indicated significative variation in water availability and the relationship with environmental services, land use, population growth, and climate change in Mexico Valley Metropolitan Zone (MVMZ). Pearson correlation coefficient, Student's "t" test was applied to 90 homogenized meteorological stations and the Cluster Analysis of 97 drought indices. The urban sprawl of the MVMZ grew 2870% from 1953 to 2020. The conservation land was subject to various pressures that gradually diminished its capacity to provide environmental services. Urban planning focused on the linked functioning of the ecosystems, rural regions, biodiversity, the extension of vegetation cover, social participation, and intergovernmental coordination is required.
Authors: Rebeca González Villela, José Martín Montero Martínez, Alfonso G. Banderas Tarabay, Marco Mijangos Carro
Institution: Instituto Mexicano de Tecnología del Agua
Language: English
Subfield: Global and Planetary Change
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4409870005