Vulnerability assessment for supporting sustainable coastal city development: a case study of La Paz, Mexico

González-Baheza, Arturo; Arizpe, O.

doi:10.1080/17565529.2017.1291406

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“…Vulnerability assessment was done with indicators that are important in defining sustainable use and management of environmental resources because they can guide policy formulation by providing valuable information about the current status of resources to be assessed, and of the intensity and direction of possible changes, further emphasizing the primary issues. In this phase, it was necessary to identify the key indicators for each of the products of the diagnosis, for which the first approach was the OECD indicators of Pressure State Response [4] with the adjustments that in the Region context we have studied and developed for the evaluation of the area based on the concept of vulnerability [5][6][7][8]. This implies the generation of the following composite indexes (complex indices integrated by other indexes) as an expression of the model: (1).…”

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Evolution of a coastal Oasis in a high population growth rate municipality: Los Cabos, Mexico

Arizpe¹,

Juarez²,

Cruz³

et al. 2018

Int. J. SDP

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The San Jose Estuary is an important coastal wetland for the conservation of biodiversity, used for centuries for the local population and tourism, in the Mexican municipality with the highest population growth rate, Los Cabos. This considered coastal oasis has been appointed as State Ecological Reserve (SER), RAMSAR site and area of importance for the conservation of birds. It is also an area of beautiful landscape with the contrast environment arid of the region, by what from makes decades is considered relevant for the sustainability of the city of San Jose del Cabo, being area of recreation of local population, tourism national and international, and for activities of birds watching, just in the center of one of the most important tourist region of Mexico. In this context, the purpose of the study was to develop the social, economic, and environmental characterization of the SER, to approach the knowledge of the status of the system, its evolution in the last two decades and as a basis for the urgent management strategies for the SER. Results to date show a high environmental deterioration, which increasing the vulnerability in the last decade. The polygon of the Natural Protected Area (SER) has changed four times in 20 years, demonstrating that their secular geomorphology has been reduced by more than 40% in the last 15 years by the unplanned tourism development. This has resulted in a big deterioration that threatens the sustainable development of the contiguous population of San José de el Cabo, increasing the pollution, fires, and finally, a recent decline of tourist interest in the declared also in 2014 as the priority wetland in Baja California Sur, Mexico.

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Evolution of a coastal Oasis in a high population growth rate municipality: Los Cabos, Mexico

Arizpe¹,

Juarez²,

Cruz³

et al. 2018

Int. J. SDP

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“…La Paz Bay is in the southwest of the Gulf of California, at the southern portion of the Baja California Peninsula, in Mexico (Figure 1). This bay has diverse biotic and abiotic characteristics that made it a remarkable site with diverse ecosystems, such as beaches, dunes, seagrass beds, rocky reefs, and mangroves [17]. Its coastal zone harbors 17 mangrove communities, 16 of them within the proximity of La Paz city, and one more at the Espíritu Santo Archipelago.…”

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A Practical Index to Estimate Mangrove Conservation Status: The Forests from La Paz Bay, Mexico as a Case Study

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Mangrove cover has declined significantly in recent years in tropical and subtropical areas around the world. Under this scenario, it is necessary to elaborate and implement tools that allow us to make estimations on their conservation status and improve their protection and support decision-making. This study developed an index using qualitative and quantitative data. The criterions used in the index were: (1) Remnant Vegetation Index, (2) Delphi Method Survey, and (3) Rapid Assessment Questionnaire. In turn, the weights of the criterions were defined using the analytical hierarchy process (AHP). Once the values of each criterion were obtained, the index was applied to 17 mangrove communities located in La Paz Bay, Mexico. Finally, according to their score, they were classified based on the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems. The results show that five communities were ranked in the category Minor Concern, eight in Little Threatened, one in Vulnerable, one in Endangered, and two were classified as Deficiency of Data. These results are slightly different from other studies in the region and validate this index as a proper method. Therefore, it could be applied to other sites, especially in areas with little information and/or scarce monetary resources.

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“…Being as an integral index, the CVI includes various pertinent parameters to produce relevant information for the management of the coastal regions (Bagdanavičiūtė and Kelpšaitė 2015;Denner et al 2015). The CVI operates as a numerical approach in categorizing coastal region's sections based on the strength of impact (González and Covarrubias 2018;Rani 2015). Prevention are one of the most risk management strategies to contain the coastal hazards impacts on coastal community, properties, and ecological environment (Hoque et al 2017;Murali et al 2013).…”

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Coastal Vulnerability Assessment Based on Multi-Hazardous Events. Case study: Northwestern Coastline of Guinea-Bissau (NC-GB)

Lopes

Matomela

et al. 2021

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Guinea-Bissau coastlines are found highly vulnerable to coastal hazards, and this vulnerability will likely increase under future climate changes scenarios. In addition, the multi-hazardous assessment studies have not yet been conducted to clarify the status of vulnerability index to coastal hazards. Therefore, we integrated eight bio-geophysical parameters and elaborate a comprehensive Coastal Vulnerability Index to coastal hazards, stablish the rate of sea-level rise and determine the role of coastal habitats in protecting the shorelines in the Northwestern Coastline of Guinea-Bissau, by using the GIS and Coastal Vulnerability Index of InVEST Model. The study found that, out of 87 km of the studied coastlines, nearly 45 km lie in high to very-high vulnerability index. 17 km are found in a moderate vulnerability index and 25 km are found at low to very-low vulnerability index. The main responsible for high vulnerability registered in Zone-B were the wind and wave exposure, as this coastline is highly exposed to sea. The other reason was the storm surge and sea-level that rises 8.79/year, motivated by low coastal elevation. Mangrove ecosystem that are largely found in Zone-A, play very important role in protecting shoreline from coastal hazards with value 0.61, followed by forest and sand dune that are found mostly in Zone-C with 0.49 and 0.4 respectively, and saltmarsh that are relatively found in Zone-B with value 0.32. These findings can assist coastal managers in cost-effective adaptation plans, provide a scientific basis for sustainable coastal management and guidance for ecological conservation in coastal regions.

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Vulnerability assessment for supporting sustainable coastal city development: a case study of La Paz, Mexico

Cited by 19 publications

References 28 publications

Evolution of a coastal Oasis in a high population growth rate municipality: Los Cabos, Mexico

Evolution of a coastal Oasis in a high population growth rate municipality: Los Cabos, Mexico

A Practical Index to Estimate Mangrove Conservation Status: The Forests from La Paz Bay, Mexico as a Case Study

Coastal Vulnerability Assessment Based on Multi-Hazardous Events. Case study: Northwestern Coastline of Guinea-Bissau (NC-GB)

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