Abstract
Abstract
This study encompasses the following urban wetlands: "La Kisst," situated in the city center, and "María Eugenia," located in the southern part of the city of San Cristóbal de las Casas. There are four wetlands within the municipality, all of which have been protected as natural areas by a Ramsar decree since 2008. The research aims to assess the socio-environmental vulnerability of the two wetlands using indicators in the environmental, social, and legal dimensions, thereby establishing the degree of vulnerability of the urban population exposed to flooding. The methodological process is defined by the proposal of CENAPRED, which establishes a selection of variables based on socioeconomic and environmental aspects that impact agencies' response capacity and the population's risk perception. This includes the Wetland Assessment Guide prepared by CONACYT-CONAGUA, which defines the legal and ecological situation applicable to an intra-urban geographic scale of electoral sections, making it easier to identify polygons of socio-environmental vulnerability.
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Toledo Alcázar, Ender Fabian; Adame Martínez, Salvador; and García benítez, Marcelino
(2025)
"Vulnerabilidad socioambiental a inundaciones en dos humedales de San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, México,"
Journal of Maya Heritage: Vol. 5, Article 5.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.62915/2995-7427.1021
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https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/mayaheritage/vol5/iss1/5
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