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GERRITSEN, Peter R.W.; ORTIZ-ARRONA, Claudia Irene  y  OSORIO-ESTRELLA, Cecilia Araceli. Socio-environmental complexity, socio-ecological vulnerability, and urbanization: exploratory analysis of the landslide in San Gabriel, Jalisco, Mexico. Entrediversidades rev. cienc. soc. humanid. [online]. 2024, vol.9, n.2, pp.115-134.  Epub 11-Oct-2024. ISSN 2007-7610.  https://doi.org/10.31644/ed.iei.v9.n2.2024.a05.

Contemporary socio-environmental challenges are characterized by their high complexity, resulting in increasing socio-ecological vulnerability. Therefore, in order to understand these problems, it is necessary to analyse the multiple factors that influence their origin and development. We present, from a review of secondary sources, a first analysis of the landslide of mud, debris and organic matter that occurred in June 2019 in the head of the municipality of San Gabriel, in the state of Jalisco, Mexico. While this environmental disaster has been attributed primarily to the expansion of avocado cultivation, it is argued that other factors, including spontaneous urbanization, also play a significant role. Through this analysis, the underlying socio-environmental complexity that contributed to the socioecological vulnerability and ultimately triggered the landslide in San Gabriel is explored. To conclude with general reflections, highlighting the importance of approaching environmental policy management from a collaborative perspective involving all social sectors.

Palabras llave : Socio-environmental complexity; Socio-ecological vulnerability; Urbanization; Landslide; San Gabriel; Avocado.

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