Data Mining of Historic Hydrogeological and Socioeconomic Data Bases of the Toluca Valley, Mexico

Abstract

In this paper we used several data mining techniques to analyze the coevolution of hydrogeological and socioeconomical data for the Toluca Valley in Mexico. We found non trivial relations between two historic data bases that make clear that groundwater and economy may be much more linked than it was thought before. In particular, we found that hydrogeological data trends change during economical crisis and election years in Mexico. This shows that different macroeconomical policies implemented by several administrations have a direct impact in the way groundwater is used. We also found that hydrogoelogical data evolve in the direction of population transformation from rural to urban, which could represent a whole paradigm shift in groundwater management with profound repercussions in policy making.

Contexto ambiental dos processos de mudança de uso e cobertura da terra em Calimaya, Altiplano Mexicano

“…The Nevado de Toluca Flora and Fauna Protection Area (APFFNT) is made up of portions of 10 municipalities, including the southwestern portion of the Municipality of Calimaya (SEMARNAT, 2016). The APFFNT has been affected by different land use and cover change (LULCC) processes such as intensive and semi-intensive agriculture, urban expansion, deforestation and livestock (García-González et al, 2015;García-González & Carreño-Meléndez, 2018;López-Corona et al, 2016;Regil-García & Franco-Maass, 2009;SEMARNAT, 2016).…”