Megaproyectos y sustentabilidad en México: definición, legislación y consecuencias

Abstract

The irruption of megaprojects in Mexico makes it necessary to reflect on their definition, the regulatory framework that has been created for their operation, and the effects that have been triggered by the social factor found in the geographic areas that are the target of profit. In this sense, the present work delves into this field of analysis using the analytical-synthetic method to define these novel processes of predation on nature and analyze the interaction between the State, the Private Industry and Civil Society that generates provisional results to reduce the constant tension, through tools such as the Social Impact Assessment (EVIS), which still has weaknesses that are critically analyzed based on the effects it has had on Mexican rural areas. Finally, the articulation that has occurred between megaprojects and the sustainability discourse is evidenced, which has led to socio-environmental conflicts between those who hold capital and those who hold symbolic, historical and cultural resistance to these new attempts at capitalist accumulation.