Developing port infrastructures and protecting natural heritage in Veracruz (Mexico)
Developing port infrastructures and protecting natural heritage in Veracruz (Mexico) By Loïc MÉNANTEAU et Stephan GAILLARD L'Atlas Bleu / Protecting Bathymetry, sediment budget, port, environment, national park, Gallega (La), Veracruz, Vergara (Bay of). This article presents the main development stages of the port of Veracruz (Mexico), an historic site located on the edge of a protected reef system. A digital terrain model (DTM) allows to follow its transformation (embankments on the sea, dredging, infrastructures) on three dates (1886, 1911, 2010), mainly since the big works leaded from 1887 to 1902.