Economy and environmental problems in the Mexican coastal states.

Economia MexicanaVol. 15 Nbr. 2, July 2006

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Economy and environmental problems in the Mexican coastal states.

Abstract: A canonical correspondence analysis (CCA) for environmental and economic variables was performed for 17 Mexican coastal states. The ordination method allowed us to identify three groups, namely hydroelectric energy generation (I), pollution (II) and harbours (III), which were associated to different human activities. Furthermore, CCA is efficient to help us generate hypotheses for future research. It is therefore advised that CCA should be used for routine analyses into economics.

Keywords: Coastal States of Mexico, Canonical Correspondence Analysis, Diversity Index, Economic Development, Environmental Variables.

Resumen: Se realizó un análisis de correspondencia canónica sobre variables ambientales y económicas de 17 estados costeros de México. El método de ordenación nos permitió identificar tres grupos llamados generación de energía hidroeléctrica (I), contaminados (II) y portuarios (III), los cuales se asociaron a diferentes actividades humanas. El análisis de correspondencia canónica es una eficiente her...

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