Mexico City
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Mexico City
(World cities series)
J. Wiley, c1998
Rev. 2nd ed
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-322) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Mexico City "...the most documented analysis of contemporary urban Mexico. Peter Ward has done it again!" Susan Eckstein, President of the Latin American Studies Association Mexico City is one of the largest and most dynamic 'megacities' of the world. The last four decades of dramatic growth have seen great economic, demographic, political and social change. Does such profound change threaten the fabric of urban life in Mexico? Peter Ward argues that Mexico City is not falling apart, not in danger of imminent implosion. Rather, its citizens and local authorities are responding positively to the major problems that confront them: economic and commercial restructuring; privatisation and deregulation; excessive centralisation; low-paid job opportunities; poor housing and infrastructure; inadequate distribution of health care facilities; poor and corrupt policing; ecological fragility threatened by pollution and earthquakes. More democratic city management systems and structures are emerging, whilst grassroots movements are making their voices heard and affecting change. This second edition of Mexico City remains the best informed guide to this most fascinating of the world's cities.
Table of Contents
The Paradox of Dominance yet Dependence: The Local in the National in the Global. Urban Growth and the Appropriation of Space: From Plaza to Suburb to Megacity. The Politics of City Management: Defending the High Ground of Mexico's Federal District. Urban Land Use and Transportation. Planning in Mexico City: Decorative or Indicative? The Reproduction of Social Inequality: Access to Land, Services and Health Care in Mexico City. The Reproduction of the Urban Form: Modern, 'Vernacular' and Post-Modern Environments in Mexico City. Mexico City: A Conclusion or an Epitaph? Notes. List of Abbreviations. List of Figures. List of Tables. References. Bibliography. Index.
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