This paper presents the case of the municipality of Naucalpan de Juárez, State of Mexico, which was incorporated into the metropolitan area of the city of Mexico in the mid-20th century. This process --known as metropolization or urbanization and that arose during the so-called era of stabilizing development-- is examined with the methodology of social metabolism in order to highlight what is viewed as the municipality’s transition from an agro-ecological system to one characterized by an industrial metabolism. The metabolic changes caused a transformation in traditional sources of water sustenance (water from the Rio Hondo), which proved insufficient to meet the urban-industrial demand. Urban growth brought an unusual population increase, ...
The purpose of this paper is to propose a useful analysis model to explain the evolution of urban pu...
Mexico City is set in a plateau, surrounded by mountains within a very complex system for water reso...
The article refers to the construction in the city of Aguascalientes of the first potable water supp...
The constant scarcity of potable water documented throughout the history of Puebla underlines the pe...
The main argument of this paper is that, during the period of Porfirio Diaz´s rule (Porfiriato), was...
In this paper, the water supply in the city of Tepatitlán in Jalisco, Mexico, is reviewed throughout...
"Impactada por la industrialización de la economía nacional, a mitad del siglo XX la ciudad de Méxic...
This paper analyzes the Metropolitan Area of the Valley of Mexico from different perspectives. It em...
This article presents the institutional and legal evolution of urban water supply services in Mexico...
The increasing demand of potable water required by Mexico City has become so large that since the la...
Transferring water from one basin to another is a very popular activity among many governments in th...
Tema del mesEn la época de los aztecas el servicio público del agua era universal y de buena calidad...
The urban sprawl of metropolitan areas involves complex processes of coexistence between urban and r...
This paper aims to contribute to the history of water access normalization in urban spaces. It studi...
RESUMEN En este artículo se discute sobre la idea de desarrollo y desastre, a partir del crecimiento...
The purpose of this paper is to propose a useful analysis model to explain the evolution of urban pu...
Mexico City is set in a plateau, surrounded by mountains within a very complex system for water reso...
The article refers to the construction in the city of Aguascalientes of the first potable water supp...
The constant scarcity of potable water documented throughout the history of Puebla underlines the pe...
The main argument of this paper is that, during the period of Porfirio Diaz´s rule (Porfiriato), was...
In this paper, the water supply in the city of Tepatitlán in Jalisco, Mexico, is reviewed throughout...
"Impactada por la industrialización de la economía nacional, a mitad del siglo XX la ciudad de Méxic...
This paper analyzes the Metropolitan Area of the Valley of Mexico from different perspectives. It em...
This article presents the institutional and legal evolution of urban water supply services in Mexico...
The increasing demand of potable water required by Mexico City has become so large that since the la...
Transferring water from one basin to another is a very popular activity among many governments in th...
Tema del mesEn la época de los aztecas el servicio público del agua era universal y de buena calidad...
The urban sprawl of metropolitan areas involves complex processes of coexistence between urban and r...
This paper aims to contribute to the history of water access normalization in urban spaces. It studi...
RESUMEN En este artículo se discute sobre la idea de desarrollo y desastre, a partir del crecimiento...
The purpose of this paper is to propose a useful analysis model to explain the evolution of urban pu...
Mexico City is set in a plateau, surrounded by mountains within a very complex system for water reso...
The article refers to the construction in the city of Aguascalientes of the first potable water supp...