Cartografía de las afectaciones urbanas diversas por arbolado en la CDMX, México

In Mexico City (CDMX), accidents involving urban trees that harm residents are becoming increasingly common. This highlights the importance of identifying and studying areas where certain problems occur that put people's lives and property at risk. The most common problems are falling trees that damage homes to varying degrees, horizontal root growth that fractures sidewalks and sometimes cisterns in housing units, sewer collapse due to falling leaves during the rainy season, and damage caused by branches wrapping around telecommunications or electricity cables, among others. The methodology used made it possible to identify, at the municipal level, based on photo interpretation according to the variables of the Green Areas Inventory, the density of dead trees, the presence of forest pests and forest fires, and the possible multiple impacts caused by certain types of trees, according to existing government information in geoportals, specifically from the Mexico City Government and the National Forestry Commission (CONAFOR). This was corroborated with journalistic data reporting on the various consequences of falling trees and other elements that harm residents. In conclusion, the municipalities where greater civil protection should be established in response to the aforementioned problems were identified, including strengthening the methodology used with greater cartographic detail in the future at the neighborhood or street segment level.