Dynamics of land use on the coast of delta Grijalva, Mexico, to generate development strategies

Abstract

The present investigation analyzed the change of coverage in the periods 2000-2018, through the digitalization and visual interpretation of orthophotos and satellite images, a comparative analysis was made between the digitization carried out in both years to identify the losses and possible strategies in the area of study and the coastline was analyzed. The results show that the loss of highest observance was the mangrove area, suffering a decrease of 4.78% and in profits the uses for hydrophytic vegetation, family gardens, urbanization and bodies of water, hydrophilic vegetation being the most profitable with a 5.24 %. For the analysis of the coastline, a loss of 262.2 meters in a period of 18 years was obtained in the area adjoining the Gulf of Mexico and, finally, by comparing the map of change of uses with that provided by the Program of Management Ecological State of Tabasco 2013, gives us a vision of the lack of compliance with the same program, which leads to poor application and use of land, generating environmental degradation and this in turn contributes to increased vulnerability to impacts caused by climate change.