Case Study to Support the Milpa Maya through Traditional Maya Knowledge, Solar Energy, and Environment Conservation to Guarantee Food Security in Chunhuhub, Quintana Roo, Mexico

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dc.contributor.advisorGerlach, Craig
dc.contributor.authorHoil Basto, Josue Azael
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-29T19:19:01Z
dc.date.available2020-09-29T19:19:01Z
dc.date.issued2020-08
dc.description.abstractIndigenous Mayan communities in the Yucatan Peninsula are plagued by marginalization, poverty, and malnutrition. Furthermore, global warming is decreasing the amount of rainfall and changing seasonal periods of rain in the area. Consequently, this affects the productivity of their crops and creates serious food security problems. The Mayan milpa is a traditional system of methodical and cyclical polyculture that is closely linked to the Mayan jungle. This research aims to support food security by implementing alternative energy systems with solar sources to produce water and irrigate crops. The project integrates the three dimensions of sustainability: traditional Mayan knowledge about the practice of the milpa and the sustainable management of natural resources; the generation of solar energy as a source of electricity to remote locations; and environmental conservation through the sustainable use of water, soil, and the forest. This research was conducted using qualitative and quantitative methods. It involved a literature review in conjunction with questionnaires to the Mayan farmers.
dc.identifier.citationHoil Basto, J. A. (2020). Case Study to Support the Milpa Maya through Traditional Maya Knowledge, Solar Energy, and Environment Conservation to Guarantee Food Security in Chunhuhub, Quintana Roo, Mexico (Unpublished master's project). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/112642
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/38301
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.departmentSustainable Energy Development
dc.publisher.facultyEnvironmental Designen_US
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studiesen_US
dc.publisher.facultyHaskayne School of Businessen_US
dc.publisher.facultyLawen_US
dc.publisher.facultySchulich School of Engineeringen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgary
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dc.titleCase Study to Support the Milpa Maya through Traditional Maya Knowledge, Solar Energy, and Environment Conservation to Guarantee Food Security in Chunhuhub, Quintana Roo, Mexico
dc.typereport
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
ucalgary.scholar.levelGraduateen_US
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