Title Mexico City

Published Newcastle Upon Tyne : Agenda Publishing, 2023

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Description 1 online resource (201 p.) Series Megacities Megacities Contents Cover -- Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acronyms -- Introduction Mexico City as a Latin American megacity -- Urbanization and megacities -- Urban and metropolitan development in Mexico -- This book -- 1 Describing demographic change -- Population dynamics in the national context -- Demographic transition and territorial differentiation -- Geographic patterns in migration and residential mobility -- Population composition -- Issues in population policies -- 2 Economic restructuring under globalization -- The progress of the national economy Economic structure and dynamics -- Territorial competitiveness -- Analysing the metropolitan labour market -- Geography of economic activities -- Metropolitan economy and public policies -- 3 Links between housing, mobility and transport -- National and local housing programmes -- Urban housing -- The situation of informal settlements -- Metropolitan transport: structure and planning -- Housing and transport during the incumbent government -- 4 Territorial inequalities and segregation -- Measuring the social division of space -- Analysis at the level of political-administrative units Analysis at the level of basic geostatistical areas -- Variables used and comparisons between their values by social stratum -- Recent trends in metropolitan segregation -- The role of the state and the social division of space -- Common trends in Latin American cities -- Segmentation of shopping and leisure centres -- 5 Political change and the provision of public services -- Public services provision -- Waste management -- Drinking water -- Urban transport management -- Two distinctive features in public service management -- 6 Environmental issues and natural risks Expansion and sprawl of the urban area -- Environmental problems: challenges of the megacity -- Natural capital and green areas -- Air quality -- Water system management -- A metropolitan area in an earthquake zone -- 7 The city in search of an institutional solution -- The origin: contradiction between good management and democracy -- The new Federal District Department -- Long road to restoring political rights -- Political representation: an incomplete right -- Towards the restoration of political representation -- A changing political context -- Election of the Head of Government New century, old demands, more reforms -- From the Pact for Mexico to the Federal District reform -- The Constitution: a progressive text with an enigmatic future -- The metropolitan issue -- Conclusion Challenges and life opportunities in a megacity -- References -- Index Summary Mexico City is the second largest city on the American continent, the most populous Spanish-speaking city in the world and the richest city, in terms of GFP, in Latin America. The authors explore the political structures, demography, economy, social issues and public administration that make this megacity distinctive Notes Description based upon print version of record Subject Urban policy -- Mexico -- Mexico City Economic history Politics and government Social conditions Urban policy SUBJECT Mexico City (Mexico) -- Social conditions Mexico City (Mexico) -- Economic conditions Mexico City (Mexico) -- Politics and government Subject Mexico -- Mexico City Form Electronic book Author Sobrino, Jaime Ugalde, Vicente ISBN 9781788214605 1788214609 1788214595 9781788214599

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