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Article

Multidimensional Urban Exposure Analysis of Industrial Chemical Risk Scenarios in Mexican Metropolitan Areas

by
Claudia Yazmin Ortega Montoya
1,
Andrés Osvaldo López-Pérez
2,*,
Marisol Ugalde Monzalvo
3 and
Ma. Loecelia Guadalupe Ruvalcaba Sánchez
2
1
Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Humanidades y Educación, Torreón 27250, Mexico
2
Centro de Investigación en Ciencias de Información Geoespacial, Aguascalientes 20313, Mexico
3
Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Arquitectura y Diseño, Atizapan 52926, Mexico
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(11), 5674; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18115674
Submission received: 31 March 2021 / Revised: 10 May 2021 / Accepted: 14 May 2021 / Published: 26 May 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Spatial Analysis of Environmental Health)
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Abstract

Risk scenarios are caused by the convergence of a hazard with a potentially affected system in a specific place and time. One urban planning goal is to prevent environmental hazards, such as those generated by chemical accidents, from reaching human settlements, as they can cause public health issues. However, in many developing countries, due to their strategic positioning in global value chains, the quick and easy access to labor pools, and competitive production costs, urban sprawls have engulfed industrial areas, exposing residential conurbations to environmental hazards. This case study analyzes the spatial configuration of accidental chemical risk scenarios in three major Mexican metropolitan areas: Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Monterrey. Spatial analyses use an areal locations of hazardous atmosphere (ALOHA) dispersion model to represent the spatial effects of high-risk industrial activities in conurbations and the potentially affected populations vulnerable to chemical hazards. Complementary geostatistical correlation analyses use population data, marginalization indexes, and industrial clustering sectors to identify trends that can lead to comprehensive environmental justice approaches. In addition, the marginalization degree of inhabitants evaluates social inequalities concerning chemical risk scenarios.
Keywords: land use planning; risk scenarios; environmental risk analysis; multidimensional spatial analysis land use planning; risk scenarios; environmental risk analysis; multidimensional spatial analysis

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Ortega Montoya, C.Y.; López-Pérez, A.O.; Ugalde Monzalvo, M.; Ruvalcaba Sánchez, M.L.G. Multidimensional Urban Exposure Analysis of Industrial Chemical Risk Scenarios in Mexican Metropolitan Areas. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 5674. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18115674

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Ortega Montoya CY, López-Pérez AO, Ugalde Monzalvo M, Ruvalcaba Sánchez MLG. Multidimensional Urban Exposure Analysis of Industrial Chemical Risk Scenarios in Mexican Metropolitan Areas. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(11):5674. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18115674

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Ortega Montoya, Claudia Yazmin, Andrés Osvaldo López-Pérez, Marisol Ugalde Monzalvo, and Ma. Loecelia Guadalupe Ruvalcaba Sánchez. 2021. "Multidimensional Urban Exposure Analysis of Industrial Chemical Risk Scenarios in Mexican Metropolitan Areas" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 11: 5674. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18115674

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Ortega Montoya, C. Y., López-Pérez, A. O., Ugalde Monzalvo, M., & Ruvalcaba Sánchez, M. L. G. (2021). Multidimensional Urban Exposure Analysis of Industrial Chemical Risk Scenarios in Mexican Metropolitan Areas. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(11), 5674. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18115674

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