Mexico - Resources on various topics
Prepared by Magda El-Sherbini
Deforestation
Assessing the accuracy of detected breaks in Landsat time series as predictors of small scale deforestation in tropical dry forests of Mexico and Costa Rica. ScienceDirect. 2019.
Challenging the linear forestation narrative in the Neo-tropic: regional patterns and processes of deforestation and regeneration in southern Mexico. JSTOR Journals. 2012
Deforestation Caused by Illegal Avocado Farming: A Case Study on the Effectiveness of Mexico's Payment for Ecosystem Services Program. HeinOnline. 2017.
Deforestation Processes in the State of Quintana Roo, Mexico: The Role of Land Use and Community Forestry. Social Sciences Citation Index. 2017
Determinants of Deforestation and the Economics of Protection: An Application to Mexico. JSTOR Journals. 200
Does eco-certification stem tropical deforestation? Forest Stewardship Council certification in Mexico. Scopus. 2018.
Findings from National Autonomous University of Mexico Yields NewFindings on Deforestation (How REDD plus Is PerformingCommunities). Global Issues in Context. 2018.
Identifying effects of land use cover changes and climate change on terrestrial ecosystems and carbon stocks in Mexico. GreenFILE. 2018
Local deforestation patterns and driving forces in a tropical dry forest in two municipalities of southern Oaxaca, Mexico (1985-2006)). ScienceDirect. 2016.
Potential Links Between Certified Organic Coffee and Deforestation in a Protected Area in Chiapas, Mexico. ScienceDirect. 2016
Studies from National Autonomous University of Mexico Provide NewData on Deforestation (Water quality in aguadas within a protectedkarstic rain forest: The role of the vegetation-soil-waterinteractions). Global Issues in Context. 2018
The Diffusion of Cattle Ranching and Deforestation: Prospects for a Hollow Frontier in Mexico's Yucatán. JSTOR Journals. 2011.
Recycling
Economic Feasibility Analysis for Electrical Generation from Biogas in Waste Disposal Sites in Mexico City. EconLit. 2016
Environmental impact in a rural community due to a lead recycling plant in Zacatecas, Mexico. GeoRef. 2016.
Exploratory study to determine whether Mexico is able to reuse spent nuclear fuel. IEEE Xplore Digital Library. 2016.
Firefighters try to extinguish a fire at a recycling plant on the outskirts of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico on May 2. Zad Newspapers. 2018.
Informal collection, recycling and export of valuable waste as transcendent factor in the municipal solid waste management: A Latin-American reality. Agricola. 2018.
Isotopic and Elemental Composition of Marine Macrophytes as Biotracers of Nutrient Recycling Within a Coastal Lagoon in Baja California, Mexico. British Library Document Supply Centre Inside Serials & Conference Proceedings. 2016.
Litter As a Livelihood in Mexico ; Efforts to Foster Recycling in the Capital Clash with Demands of Trash Pickers. vLex. 2012.
Recycling of Amazonian detrital zircons in the Mixteco Terrane, southern Mexico; paleogeographic implications during Jurassic-Early Cretaceous and Paleogene times. GeoRef In Process. 2018.
Scrap tires : handbook on recycling applications and management for the U.S. and Mexico. Government Printing Office Catalog. 2010.
Trace element geochemistry of ground water in a karst subterranean estuary (Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico). GeoRef. 2014.
U.S. Tightens Lead Emissions Rules, Battery Recycling Moves to Mexico. Charleston Gazette. 2013
Van Dyk Recycling Solutions Unveils First MRF in Mexico. Business Insights: Essentials. 2014.
Gang Violence
At least 26 dead in Mexico drug gang violence. vLex. 2013.
At least 24 killed in two days of gang violence in North Mexico. InfoTrac Newsstand. 2017.
Bodies pile high in the grim search for thousands of Mexico's 'vanished' Untamed gang war has left kidnapping at a record level, writes Boer Deng. Academic OneFile. 2018
Drugs, Violence, and Corruption: Perspectives from Mexico and Central America. Social Sciences Abstracts (H.W. Wilson). 2016.
Gang violence kills 26 in Mexico; clashes in Chihuahua state follow similar bloodshed in Sinaloa. Academic OneFile. 2017
Federal Jury Convicts Syndicato De Nuevo Mexico Prison Gang Associate on Racketeering and Murder Charges. InfoTrac Newsstand. 2018.
How Mexico's most dangerous city transformed itself to become safe enough for the Pope; Ciudad Juarez, once plagued by drug gangs and violence, is now safer than many American cities and stands ready to welcome Pope Francis. InfoTrac Newsstand. 2016.
Mass Grave Is Found in Mexico, a Reminder of Cartel Violence. Academic OneFile. 2018.
Mexico's 'invisible' wounds of gang violence. Academic OneFile. 2018.
Mexico's Nightmare. Middle Search Plus. 2014.
Mexico's prime tourist spot sees 14 murders in 36 hours after town is overrun by drug gang violence; More than 100 people have now been slaughtered in Cancun since the beginning of 2018. General OneFile. 2018.
Mexico replaces police in gang-ridden Acapulco; Authorities send in federal forces, saying local officers have been corrupted by organized crime. Academic OneFile. 2018
Once popular Mexican towns deteriorate as warring drug cartelsprovoke killings, drug addiction and violence.(Guerrero, Mexico). Global Issues in Context. 2017.
Pepsi plant in Mexico closes over threats of gang violence. General OneFile. 2018.
Pepsi shuts Mexico plant over gang threats as 112th politician shot dead ahead of election. InfoTrac Newsstand. 2018.
Personal horrors behind Mexico gang violence. Global Issues in Context. 2016.
Splintering of Cartels in Mexico Pushes Deadly Violence to Record Levels. General OneFile General OneFile. 2017
Violence In Mexico Expands To Tourist Destination. Academic OneFile. 2017.
Healthy Eating
A brief community-based nutrition education intervention combined with food baskets can increase fruit and vegetable consumption among low-income latinos. FSTA - Food Science and Technology Abstracts. 2016.
A focus group study of healthy eating knowledge, practices, and barriers among adult and adolescent immigrants and refugees in the United States. CINAHL Plus with Full Text. 2014.
Acculturation and healthy lifestyle habits among Hispanics in United States–Mexico border communities. FSTA - Food Science and Technology Abstracts. 2010
Ambivalent food experiences: Healthy eating and food changes in the lives of Ikojts with diabetes. Academic Search Complete. 2017.
Association between body mass index and risk feeding behaviours to develop eating disorders in Mexican adolescents. FSTA - Food Science and Technology Abstracts, 2012.
Design and validation of a scale to assess self-regulation of eating habits in Mexican university students. FSTA - Food Science and Technology Abstracts. 2015
Development of an educational intervention to promote healthy eating and physical activity in Mexican school-age children. ScienceDirect. 2015
Dietary patterns in Mexico and obesity in children. FSTA - Food Science and Technology Abstracts. 2017.
Disordered eating behaviours and sedentary lifestyle prevention among young Mexicans: A pilot study. CINAHL Plus with Full Text. 2018.
Efficacy of a store-based environmental change intervention compared with a delayed treatment control condition on store customers' intake of fruits and vegetables. FSTA - Food Science and Technology Abstracts. 2013
Family Support Is Associated with Behavioral Strategies for Healthy Eating among Latinas. ERIC. 2014
Healthy Eating among Mexican Immigrants: Migration in Childhood and Time in the United States. Social Sciences Citation Index. 2018.
Healthy eating for teens / revised by Raquel Garzon. Agricola. 2017
Healthy eating patterns associated with acculturation, sex and BMI among Mexican Americans. FSTA - Food Science and Technology Abstracts. 2017.
Metabolic syndrome: changes in Mediterranean and Mesoamerican diet due to socioeconomic factors in Mexico and Italy. FSTA - Food Science and Technology Abstracts. 2017.
Mexico: Luchando for Healthy Eating Habits. InfoTrac Newsstand. 2018.
MIL-OSI USA: Mexico: Luchando for Healthy Eating Habits. InfoTrac Newsstand. 2018.
Mission Nutrition - Healthy Eating During Cancer Treatment. nfoTrac Newsstand 2018
Preferences of healthy and unhealthy foods among 3 to 4 year old children in Mexico. FSTA - Food Science and Technology Abstracts. 2012.
Promoting healthy eating habits in elementary schools in Guanajuato, Mexico. FSTA - Food Science and Technology Abstracts. 2015.
Perspectives of Mexican-origin smokers on healthy eating and physical activity. CINAHL Plus with Full Text. 2016.
Research report: The social distribution of dietary patterns. Traditional, modern and healthy eating among women in a Latin American city. ScienceDirect. 2015.
Texting healthy eating tips: A single-case participatory intervention study with Mexican undergraduates. PsycINFO. 2018.
The social distribution of dietary patterns. Traditional, modern and healthy eating among women in a Latin American city. FSTA - Food Science and Technology Abstracts. 2015.
Traditional foods and practices of Spanish-speaking Latina mothers influence the home food environment: implications for future interventions. FSTA - Food Science and Technology Abstracts. 2011.
What does self-reported "dieting" mean? Evidence from a daily diary study of behavior. FSTA - Food Science and Technology Abstracts. 2018.
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