BETWEEN POPULATION GROWTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL DETERIORATION: THE CASE OF ZACATECAS, GUADALUPE AND FRESNILLO

Abstract

This paper documents the environmental problems of the three major urban centers of the state of Zacatecas: Fresnillo, Guadalupe and Zacatecas. These are a sample of the environmental degradation of the State, converge various topics where productive activities such as mining and agricultural activities impact soil, water and produce potential health risks. Moreover, the growing urban centers, demand resources that promote extraction, accumulation, and exacerbate problems of social polarization. Despite finding some specific cases of incipient progress in improving the environmental problems, the resolution does not seek root causes that promote short-term solutions, so it is necessary to reconsider each of the environmental problems and redirect strategies.

Keywords

• environmental degradation
• environmental functions
• urban centers