Análisis del crecimiento de la mancha urbana y el ciclo hidrológico en la zona metropolitana de Guadalajara, 1865-2045

The objective of this article is to study the urban growth of the metropolitan area of Guadalajara (ZMG): the urban sprawl and hydrological cycles, with an allusion to beauty. In the last 50 years, neither the three governing bodies, nor the private sector, nor the com munities that live in the metropolis, nor non-governmental organizations have included the concept of beauty in the public policies of the ZMG. But there was a time when yes, at the beginning of the 20th century, the purpose was to beautify the center of the city of Guadalajara based on the hydrological cycles: The San Juan de Dios river was piped, but the promenade from the Alameda (now Morelos Park) to the Agua Azul lagoon along Porfirio Díaz Avenue (Independencia Avenue) was the beauty of the capital of Jalisco. Later, there was an insinuation to the environment of the metropolis, this word by its nature was beautiful, according to the perspective. A beautiful city requires a public policy. The living space also needs a public policy; there is a relationship of population and resources from the global point of view, both in cities and in metropolitan areas. Population figures have political im plications, but also environment; population and resources are not neutral, i.e. beauty is not neutral.