Resumen

THIEBAUT, Virginie  y  VELAZQUEZ HERNANDEZ, Emilia. Between Agriculture and Urban Activities: Two Case Studies in the Surrounding Countryside of Xalapa, a Middle-Sized Town of the State of Veracruz (Mexico). LiminaR [online]. 2017, vol.15, n.1, pp.142-162. ISSN 2007-8900.  https://doi.org/10.2536/liminar.v15i1.500.

This paper studies the relations between rural and urban areas, and the impact that their evolution has had on landscapes in two localities on the outskirts of Xalapa, capital of the state of Veracruz, Mexico. Throughout the twentieth century, people in rural communities, especially those living on the periphery of major cities, have supplemented their farm incomes by diversifying their activities, a phenomenon reinforced and accentuated during the eighties and nineties with the crisis of the agricultural sector. Our study addresses the relationship between the city of Xalapa and two outlying localities: Chavarrillo and Tlalnelhuayocan. The study shows that the multiple activities and relations that each locality establishes with the city can take different forms, and that the consequences for landscapes vary in relation to the natural, socio-economic and cultural features of each locality.

Palabras llave : economic diversification; rural-urban relations; outskirts; incomes.