Abstract

HERRERA PINUELAS, Isamar; AGUSTI, Alfred Esteller  and  VIGIL DEINSAUSTI, Adolfo. Rio Santiago, a river landscape in collapse as an opportunity for urban recovery. Estoa [online]. 2021, vol.10, n.20, pp.26-45. ISSN 1390-9274.  https://doi.org/10.18537/est.v010.n020.a02.

Mexico, an extensive and diverse land, is the scene of multiple natural beauties linked to waterscapes whose magnitude make them natural attractions. But, today some of these water bodies presents such environmental deterioration turning them into not only a negative impact for the natural ecosystem but also a high risk for the immediate urban context. Santiago river and its fluvial expressions, after being considered the Mexican Niagara, in recent decades has become an unbreathable place, after receiving industrial and urban waste from the area. This condition has been decisive for the populations, which suffer the pollution problem with serious health effects. The study presents a series of possibilities for the recovery of the waterscape as a strategy for improving environmental health using the urban perspective as an analysis’s tool.

Keywords : urban planning; landscape; urban ecology; waterbody; environmental health.

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