Water Diversion in the Valley of Mexico Basin: An Environmental Transformation That Caused the Desiccation of Lake Texcoco

Water Diversion in the Valley of Mexico Basin: An Environmental Transformation That Caused the Desiccation of Lake Texcoco

Mexico’s basin is one of the most altered in the country, owing to the presence of the megalopolis of Mexico City. Lake Texcoco, which had the basin’s biggest extension, dried up almost completely. The basin’s evolution over time led in the formation of a megabasin in which water is transported from...

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Main Authors: Carolina Montero-Rosado, Enrique Ojeda-Trejo, Vicente Espinosa-Hernández, Demetrio Fernández-Reynoso, Miguel Caballero Deloya, Gerardo Sergio Benedicto Valdés
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-04-01
Series:Land
Subjects:
Mexico City
historical political ecology
urban ecology
water spatial policy
environmental change
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/4/542

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