The great flood of 2007 in Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico: background, progress in control

  • Rodimiro Ramos Reyes El Colegio de la Frontera Sur
  • Miguel Ángel Palomeque de la Cruz Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco
Keywords: Grijalva river basin, urban growth, floods, hydraulic infrastructure, social vulnerability, environmental planning

Abstract

During the twentieth and the beginning of the twenty- first century it was done a huge transformation in the hydraulic surface system in the Grijalva's river basin, Mexico; due to the inadecuate of the urban growth in Villahermosa, Tabasco that invaded low and floodable lands, provoking vulnerability in the population. These backgrounds were related to the great flooding of the 2007 that affected about 1,500 localities and damaged till 75% of the population causing huge millionaires losses in the urban infraestructure, agricutural crops, commerce and housing mainly in Villahermosa. After the great flooding in 2007 the integral hydric plan of tabasco (IHPT), was designed of minimizing the condition of risk and vulnerability where the reinforcement and protection of fringes where done, it's important the execution of enviromental, ecological and urban development programs and the atlas of risk, where the regulations of urban growth and irregular settelements is promoted, is still essetial. There is a lot of work left to do conscientiously, where not only politicians actors and research centers do what they need to do but also the society in general must recognises the benefits to respect nature and the social regulations. More than a dacade ago of the biggest and drastic flooding there has no been another catastrophe or maybe the work done has avoided the ravages. it has achieved certain goals but it is important don't lower our guards and continue making research and base informations that help us to coexist with nature and enviroment.

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Published
2019-12-10
How to Cite
Ramos Reyes R. y Palomeque de la Cruz M. Á. (2019). The great flood of 2007 in Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico: background, progress in control. Anales de Geografía de la Universidad Complutense, 39(2), 387-413. https://doi.org/10.5209/aguc.66944
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Studios and Research