| Urbanisation and flood vulnerability in the peri-urban interface of Mexico City. | |
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PMID: 18028165 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Chronic flooding in the Chalco valley, state of Mexico, Mexico, is the outcome of past and present socio-environmental changes which have taken place in Mexico City's south-eastern peri-urban interface. This flooding is the result of a complex interaction between urbanisation in an ex-lacustrine area, permanent ecological deterioration and ground subsidence, poor sanitation and inadequate policy responses. Far from solving the flooding problem, short-term policy responses have created increasingly unsafe conditions for current residents. A socio-historical analysis of disasters reveals the importance of taking into consideration particular social actors and institutions in hazard generation and flood vulnerability over time. This paper analyses three aspects of this flooding: first, the importance of approaching floods from a socio-historical perspective; second, the relation between urbanisation, former policies and flood risk generation; and third, current policy responses to and the failure in the risk management of La Compañía Canal. |
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Authors:
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Fernando Aragón-Durand |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Disasters Volume: 31 ISSN: 0361-3666 ISO Abbreviation: Disasters Publication Date: 2007 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-11-21 Completed Date: 2008-01-25 Revised Date: 2008-11-21 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7702072 Medline TA: Disasters Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 477-94 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Development Planning Unit, University College London, UK. fernando.aragon@colmex.mx |
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Disaster Planning* Disasters* Ecology Environmental Health Humans Mexico Public Policy Risk Assessment Suburban Population Urban Population* |
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