Sustainability Assessment in Three Municipalities of the Ecotone Zone of the State of Mexico
Evaluación de la sustentabilidad en tres municipios de la zona de ecotono del Estado de México
Author:
Garcés Díaz, Sergio
Gutiérrez Cedillo, Jesús Gastón
Pérez Ramírez, Carlos Alberto
Franco Plata, Roberto
Keywords:
Sustainability
Mesmis
Social indicators
Demographic indicators
Economic indicators
Malinalco (Mexico)
Tenancingo de degollado (Mexico)
Villa guerrero (Mexico)
Sustentabilidad
Mesmis
Indicadores sociales
Indicadores demográficos
Indicadores económicos
Malinalco (México)
Tenancingo de degollado (Méxicoo)
Villa guerrero (México)
Mesmis
Social indicators
Demographic indicators
Economic indicators
Malinalco (Mexico)
Tenancingo de degollado (Mexico)
Villa guerrero (Mexico)
Sustentabilidad
Mesmis
Indicadores sociales
Indicadores demográficos
Indicadores económicos
Malinalco (México)
Tenancingo de degollado (Méxicoo)
Villa guerrero (México)
Date:
2019-10-23
Abstract:
In this study, sustainability in the municipalities of Malinalco, Tenancingo de Degollado and Villa Guerrero, located in the ecotone zone of the State of Mexico, was assessed between 2017 and 2019. Using a methodology based on the Framework for the Assessment of Management Systems Incorporating Sustainability Indicators, from an environmental sciences approach, 20 indicators were selected in accordance with the municipal space analyzed considering diagnostic criteria and sustainability attributes. According to the results, Villa Guerrero is more sustainable compared to Tenancingo de Degollado and Malinalco. It follows that progress is needed in the construction of indicators that can be used at various spatial scales, and incorporating territorial, environmental, political, socio-cultural and technological criteria in order to strengthen sustainability assessment processes. En esta investigación se evaluó la sustentabilidad en los municipios de Malinalco, Tenancingo de Degollado y Villa Guerrero, ubicados en la zona ecotono del Estado de México, entre 2017 y 2019. Con metodología basada en el marco para la evaluación de sistemas de manejo incorporando indicadores de sustentabilidad, desde el enfoque de las ciencias ambientales, se seleccionaron 20 indicadores acordes con el espacio municipal de análisis considerando los criterios de diagnóstico y atributos de sustentabilidad. Según los resultados, Villa Guerrero es más sustentable, en comparación con Tenancingo de Degollado y Malinalco. Se concluye que es necesario avanzar en la construcción de indicadores que se puedan utilizar en diversas escalas espaciales, e incorporar criterios territoriales, ambientales, políticos, socioculturales y tecnológicos, para fortalecer los procesos de evaluación de sustentabilidad.
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