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Sustainable Development Goals

Research interests

• Spatial Analysis
• Ecosystem Services
• Vulnerability to climate change
• Land use analysis and modeling
• Watershed Management

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Dr. Gustavo Manuel Cruz Bello is Professor-Researcher at the Department of Social Sciences. He studied biology at the Faculty of Sciences of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and a master's degree in ecology at the Ecology Center of the same university. He obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Arizona, USA, with a major in Renewable Natural Resources Studies and a second major in geography. Member of the National System of Researchers Level I and Recognition of Full-Time Professors with Desirable Profile.

He has taught undergraduate and graduate courses at the Universidad Autónoma de Chapingo, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, UNAM, Universidad La Salle, UAM and Centro de Investigación en Geografía y Geomática.

He served as Director of Regional Integration at the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources and as Executive Secretary of the Cooperative Program in Agricultural Research and Technology for North America (PROCINORTE) of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture.

He is the author of several scientific articles and book chapters on topics related to spatial analysis of social-ecological systems, environmental planning and vulnerability to climate change.

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Research interests

• Spatial Analysis
• Ecosystem Services
• Vulnerability to climate change
• Land use analysis and modeling
• Watershed Management

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Open Access	References	UN SDGs
OA	Cruz-Bello, G.M., Avelar-Rocha, B.N. (2026).Co-creating conservation: Participatory cartography and land suitability analysis for community-based land-use governance in Mexico's high-mountain forests. Trees, Forests and People,24	2\|8\|11\|12\|15
OA	Galeana-Pizaña, J.M., Cruz-Bello, G.M., Jiménez-Ortega, A.D. and 1 more (...) (2026).Spatial interdependencies and agricultural land-use transitions in Mexico: a shift-share decomposition (2003–2023). Annals of Regional Science,75(2)	2\|10
OA	López-García, J., de Lourdes Manzo-Delgado, L., Cruz-Bello, G.M. and 1 more (...) (2026).Integrating visual interpretation and forest canopy density modeling to monitor forest canopy density in Central Mexico. Modeling Earth Systems and Environment,12(1)	12\|15
	Jiménez-Ortega, A.D., Galeana-Pizaña, J.M., Figueroa, D. and 2 more (...) (2026).Understanding rural food environments and malnutrition-related mortality disparities: A typological approach from Mexico. Health and Place,99	2\|3\|10
OA	Soto-Montes-de-Oca, G., Cruz-Bello, G.M., Martínez-Mendoza, A. and 1 more (...) (2025).Understanding and managing nutrient pollution in peri-urban wetlands: The Ciénegas del Lerma, Mexico. Journal of Environmental Management,374	11
OA	Cruz-Bello, G.M., Romero, N.C. (2025).Empowering Family Farming Through Participatory Mapping, Land Suitability Analysis and Sustainable Practices. Land Degradation and Development,36(14) 4914-4927	2
OA	Cruz-Bello, G.M., Romero-Sánchez, M.E., Galeana-Pizaña, J.M. (2025).Can regionalization enhance the performance of land-use change models in rapidly urbanizing areas?. Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science,52(5) 1215-1230	11
OA	López-García, J., Cruz-Bello, G.M., de Lourdes Manzo-Delgado, L. (2025).Protecting forests, losing trees: the role of community involvement. Environmental Conservation,	15\|16
OA	López-García, J., Cruz-Bello, G.M., de Lourdes Manzo-Delgado, L. (2025).A long-term analysis, modeling and drivers of forest recovery in Central Mexico. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment,197(1)	12\|15
	Jiménez-Ortega, A.D., Galeana-Pizaña, J.M., Cruz-Bello, G.M. and 1 more (...) (2025).Social drivers of type 2 diabetes in Mexico: A spatial multilevel approach to urbanization and unhealthy food expenditure. Health and Place,96	3\|11
	Galeana-Pizaña, J.M., Cruz-Bello, G.M., Caudillo-Cos, C.A. and 1 more (...) (2024).Impact of deforestation and climate on spatio-temporal spread of dengue fever in Mexico. Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology,50	3\|11
	Soto-Montes-de-Oca, G., Cruz-Bello, G.M., Quiroz-Rosas, L.E. and 1 more (...) (2024).The challenge of integrating subnational governments in multilevel climate governance: the case of Mexico. Territory, Politics, Governance,12(8) 1114-1133	11\|13
	Sotelo-Ruiz, E.D., Cruz-Bello, G.M., Flores-López, R. and 2 more (...) (2024).Update of Soil Classification Scale 1:50 000 in the State of Mexico. Terra Latinoamericana,42
OA	Soto-Montes-de-Oca, G., Cruz-Bello, G.M., Bark, R.H. (2023).Enhancing megacities' resilience to flood hazard through peri-urban nature-based solutions: Evidence from Mexico City. Cities,143	8\|9\|11\|13
OA	Cruz-Bello, G.M., Galeana-Pizaña, J.M., González-Arellano, S. (2023).Urban growth in peri-urban, rural and urban areas: Mexico City. Buildings and Cities,4(1) 1-16	11
	Cruz-Bello, G.M., Alfie-Cohen, M. (2022).Capturing flood community perceptions for social vulnerability reduction and risk management planning. Environmental Science and Policy,132190-197	11\|16
OA	González-Arellano, S., Larralde-Corona, A.H., Cruz-Bello, G.M. (2021).The peri-urban in Mexico: Identification and sociodemographic and territorial characterization. Papeles de Poblacion,27(108) 119-145	11

Courses taught by the professor in recent trimesters

*Courses are conducted in spanish

Num.	Trim.	Course Name	Level
1	26P	Análisis Espacial Avanzado. Modelado Territorial	Licenciatura
2	26P	Gestión y Sistemas de Manejo Ambiental	Licenciatura
3	26P	Seminario de Investigación III	Licenciatura
4	26P	Seminario de Investigación II	Licenciatura
5	26P	Seminario de Investigación I	Licenciatura
6	26I	Estadística Inferencial II. Asociación y Correlación	Licenciatura
7	26I	Análisis Espacial Avanzado. Modelado Territorial	Licenciatura
8	26I	Seminario de Investigación I	Licenciatura
9	26I	Seminario de Investigación II	Licenciatura
10	25O	Seminario de Investigación III	Licenciatura
11	25O	Estadística Inferencial II. Asociación y Correlación	Licenciatura
12	25O	Seminario de Investigación I	Licenciatura
13	25O	Seminario de Investigación II	Licenciatura
14	25P	Seminario de Investigación III	Licenciatura
15	25P	Gestión Territorial y Ambiental	Posgrado
16	25P	Gestión y Sistemas de Manejo Ambiental	Licenciatura
17	25P	Seminario de Investigación I	Licenciatura
18	25P	Seminario de Investigación II	Licenciatura
19	25I	Análisis Espacial Avanzado. Modelado Territorial	Licenciatura
20	25I	Estadística Inferencial II. Asociación y Correlación	Licenciatura
21	25I	Seminario de Investigación I	Licenciatura
22	25I	Seminario de Investigación II	Licenciatura
23	25I	Seminario de Investigación III	Licenciatura
24	24O	Seminario de Investigación I	Licenciatura
25	24O	Estadística Inferencial I. Probabilidad y Muestreo	Licenciatura
26	24O	Estadística Inferencial II. Asociación y Correlación	Licenciatura
27	24O	Seminario de Investigación II	Licenciatura
28	24O	Seminario de Investigación III	Licenciatura
29	24P	Seminario de Investigación II	Licenciatura
30	24P	Análisis Espacial Avanzado. Modelado Territorial	Licenciatura
31	24P	Gestión y Sistemas de Manejo Ambiental	Licenciatura
32	24P	Seminario de Investigación I	Licenciatura
33	24P	Seminario de Investigación III	Licenciatura
34	24I	Seminario de Investigación III	Licenciatura
35	24I	Análisis Espacial Avanzado. Modelado Territorial	Licenciatura
36	24I	Seminario de Investigación I	Licenciatura
37	24I	Seminario de Investigación II	Licenciatura
38	23O	Estadística Inferencial I. Probabilidad y Muestreo	Licenciatura
39	23O	Estadística Inferencial II. Asociación y Correlación	Licenciatura
40	23O	Seminario de Investigación I	Licenciatura
41	23O	Seminario de Investigación II	Licenciatura
42	23O	Seminario de Investigación III	Licenciatura
43	23P	Seminario de Investigación I	Licenciatura
44	23P	Análisis Espacial Avanzado. Modelado Territorial	Licenciatura
45	23P	Métodos Cuantitativos para el Análisis Espacial	Posgrado
46	23P	Seminario de Investigación II	Licenciatura
47	23P	Seminario de Investigación III	Licenciatura
48	23P	Seminario de Tesis IX	Posgrado
49	23I	Seminario de Investigación III	Licenciatura
50	23I	Seminario de Investigación I	Licenciatura
51	23I	Seminario de Investigación II	Licenciatura
52	23I	Seminario de Tesis VIII	Posgrado
53	22O	Seminario de Tesis VII	Posgrado
54	22O	Seminario de Investigación I	Licenciatura
55	22O	Seminario de Investigación II	Licenciatura
56	22O	Seminario de Investigación III	Licenciatura
57	22P	Análisis Espacial Avanzado. Modelado Territorial	Licenciatura
58	22P	Seminario de Tesis Vi	Posgrado
59	22P	Seminario de Investigación Vi	Posgrado
60	22P	Seminario de Investigación IX	Posgrado

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