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Urban Futures: EDC - Mexico City - Coggle Diagram
Urban Futures: EDC - Mexico City
Location
Central America
Pacific Ocean to the West
Gulf of Mexico to the right
US to the North, Guatemala to the South
2000m above sea level
Importance
National
Built upon a lake, provides drinking water
Earn 1/4 of the national GDP of Mexico
Rail lines connecting North and South America
Population of 8 million
Regional importance
All trade between North and South America must pass through Mexico City
Financial centre of the Americas
Wider world
Largest Metropolitan area in Western Hemisphere
One of the richest urban areas, $141 billion GDP
Largest Spanish speaking city in the world
Way of life
2.5 hour commute
High pollution levels
Inequality between rich and poor
99% of homes have electricity
50% of the population has internet access, 2007
Growing number of offices in Santa Fe
4 million cars on the roads
25,000 taco stands
Urban Growth
Construction of the ancient city Tenochtitlan, creates more jobs, labourers, population increase
Railway modernisation, 19th century made it easier to reach cities
Great depression, 1929-39, people forced to move back to Mexico
Decline in death rate, better health care
Economic investment and growth - Renault and Santander opened new branches
International immigrants, USA and France
Influx of Asian immigrants from China and south korea
Impacts of Growth on character
Chinese Diaspora
diaspora - movement of a population from original homeland to a new location, tending to cluster together
3000 families have Chinese heritage
Community of Barrio Chino
Cafes de Chinos, serving both Mexican and Chinese food
Chinese new year has major sponsors such as Coca-Cola, attracts thousands of visitors
Making the city more sustainable
Plan Verde
in 2007, a green management initiative which focuses on areas such as public spaces, waste handling, sanitation and transport
cost approximately $1 billion which is 8% of the city's budget
Eco bici
2010 public bike scheme
265,000 registered users
35,000 daily trips
5000 tons of C02 emissions avoided, equal to planting 15,000 tress
fairly small, not much impact
expensive
Barter Market
165 tons of waste recovered
200,000 participated
fairly small impact, Mexico city produces 13,000 tonnes of solid waster daily
Encourages dangerous environment being searched
Contemporary challenges
social
10,000 deaths annually due to poor air qaulity
4 millions crimes in 2020
835 slums
Infection rates of Covid in poorest 20% were 5X higher than the wealthiest 20%
economic
Tax collection is limited by slums
56% of workforce is in the informal economy
60% of houses are unofficial
40% of water is lost through leaks
environmental
13,000 tonnes of rubbish each day
90% of waste ends in landfill
Most congested city in 2015
Iztapalapa's well water contains toxins