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Constant and changing hazards in the social perception of hazardscape in the city of MexicaliPeligros constantes y cambiantes en la percepción social del paisaje de amenazas en la ciudad de Mexicali
(El Colegio de Sonora, 2016-04-08)
The article explores the changes in the social perception of hazardscape in the city of Mexicali, México in 2006 and 2011. This is done by comparing the number and type of hazards that residents reported in two local ...
Changes in Hermosillo's treescape: water shortage and native plantsCambios en el paisaje arbolado en Hermosillo: escasez de agua y plantas nativas
(El Colegio de Sonora, 2016-07-05)
The goal of this paper was to assess the pattern of species encompassing the present treescape of the city of Hermosillo. The period studied was 1992-2014, during which time the city experienced a prolonged hydrological ...
Demand and provision of public transportation in Ciudad Obregon, SonoraDemanda y provisión de trasporte público en Ciudad Obregón, Sonora
(El Colegio de Sonora, 2016-07-05)
Since a couple of years ago public transportation systems are facing a crisis, as a result of a fall in the quality of the service, as well as a degradation or reduction of the fleet. As a consequence, some cities face ...
The modern urban heritage in northern Mexico: the new 19th-century towns and coloniesEl patrimonio urbano moderno en el norte de México: las nuevas poblaciones y colonias del siglo XIX
(El Colegio de Sonora, 2016-07-05)
This article suggests that the discussion of the values of modern heritage, in terms of architecture and urbanism, requires reviewing what happened with the founding of cities in the 19th century. The roots of modern ...
Cupatitzio River's water: the stucturing of a socio-economic region in the center of MichoacanEl agua del río Cupatitzio: la vertebración de una comarca socioeconómica en el centro de Michoacán
(El Colegio de Sonora, 2016-07-05)
This paper aims to explain the socio-economic development process experienced in the central region of Michoacan, Mexico, an area between the temperate lands in the vicinity of Uruapan and the lowlands to the south of this ...
Socio-environmental conflict between government and miners: the history of a protected natural area in northern MexicoConflicto socioambiental entre el gobierno y los mineros: la historia de un área natural protegida en el norte de México
(El Colegio de Sonora, 2016-04-08)
The document describes the dynamics of a conflict occurred from 1997 to 2003 between a group of miners, as opponents, and institutions of the Mexican government, as promoters, resulting from a proposal for a decree concerning ...
The Flying Company of San Bartolome Valley, 1688-1752La compañía volante de campaña del Valle de San Bartolomé, 1688-1752
(El Colegio de Sonora, 2016-07-05)
From 1688 to 1752, the Compañía Volante de Campaña (roughly, "Flying Company") was stationed in San Bartolomé, which at that time belonged to the province of Santa Bárbara in Nueva Vizcaya. For their sustenance, those ...
The Mexican Imaginary in Residential Tourism Architecture in Alamos, SonoraEl imaginario de lo mexicano en la arquitectura de los turistas residenciales de Álamos, Sonora
(El Colegio de Sonora, 2016-07-05)
The social imaginary has become a method of study of the image that establishes relationships between form and significance in search of the meaning, purpose and intention of the form represented by a group of individuals. ...
Decent work, an alternative to reduce inequality in the context of globalization: the case of MexicoEl trabajo decente, una alternativa para reducir la desigualdad en la globalización: el caso de México
(El Colegio de Sonora, 2016-04-08)
Economic globalization in modern times has led to an increase in economic inequality, not only between countries but also inwardly thereof, and job insecurity, among other things. The International Labour Organization (ilo) ...
Oportunidades Program and the economic welfare of beneficiary households in San Bartolome Quialana, OaxacaPrograma Oportunidades y bienestar económico de los hogares beneficiarios de San Bartolomé Quialana, Oaxaca
(El Colegio de Sonora, 2016-04-08)
The objective of this study is to determine the importance of the government cash transfers, through the social program known as Oportunidades, in the income level and the effect in the welfare of the beneficiary families, ...