Análisis geoespacial de la interacción entre el uso de suelo y de agua en el área peri-urbana de Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua. Un estudio socioambiental en el norte de México

Published in Investigaciones Geográficas, Boletín del Instituto de Geografía, v. 2014(83):116-130
Authors

Díaz-Caravantes, R., Bravo-Peña, L.C., Alatorre-Cejudo, L.C. and Sánchez-Flores, E.

Publication year 2015
DOI https://doi.org/10.14350/rig.32694
Affiliations
  • El Colegio de Sonora, Calle Obregón #54, Col. Centro, 83000, Hermosillo, Sonora, México
  • Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, División Cuauhtémoc, Calle Morelos y Privada del Roble 101, 31579, Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua, México. 
  • Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, División Cuauhtémoc, Calle Morelos y Privada del Roble 101, 31579, Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua, México. 
  • Instituto de Arquitectura Diseño y Arte, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Av. del Charro 450 N, 32310, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México
IAI Program

CRN3

IAI Project CRN3056
Keywords

Abstract

For decades, city growth has been considered only in terms of land availability. In cities of northern Mexico, usually located in arid or semi-arid regions, there is a high dependence on groundwater. For this reason, comprehensive planning urban must consider the peri-urban area not only in terms of soil, but also groundwater. Water transfer for urban use produces severe alterations to the natural environment as aquifer depletion and drastic changes in land use/cover. This paper presents a spatial analysis of land use and water in the peri-urban area of Ciudad Cuauhtémoc. Using geographic modeling and remote sensing we assessed the dynamics of land use/cover. The results indicate that land change processes occur in a context of high competition for water between different users. This process is not usually considered in studies measuring urban spatial expansion, but should be considered to fully understand the effects of urban growth in the territory.