Mexico City

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Craig

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  • Push factors for mexico city
    1. High unemployment rate
    2. Overpopulation
    3. Few schools
    4. Lack of running water
    5. Lack of health care
    6. Poverty
  • Pull factors for mexico city
    1. Employment opportunities
    2. Better schools
    3. Better health facilities
    4. Good entertainment
  • Site of Mexico City
    • Surrounded by a mountain range
    • was initially built over a lake, the Lago de Texcoco
  • Social effects of urbanisation on Mexico city
    1. Huge housing pressure has lead to slum towns being built by migrants
    2. Migrants from USA, Germany and France live in richer homes close to the city center
    3. Many diseases among children and the infant mortality rate is quite high
  • Economic effects of urbanisation on Mexico city
    1. Jobs are informal and pay very little, untaxed
    2. Children often have to work and don’t go to school
  • Environmental effects of urbanisation on Mexico city
    1. The road systems are overcrowded and this causes poor air quality and illness
    2. Each day 11,000 tons of rubbish is dumped on streets and in waterways
    3. The rubbish clogs up the drainage system and so water flows into open rivers
  • Response Top-down: Barter Market
    • Who - mayor and managers of Mexico city
    • What - A shop was set up at a closed rubbish tip where people could exchange recyclable waste for food
    • Results - 11 million tonnes recycled on the first day. However the scheme does fix the big problem
  • Response - Bottom up: Community Group in Neza
    • Who - A small group of migrants in Neza formed a group and created a plan to develop the area
    • What - raised small amounts of money to build schools and later improved the area by volunteer work and self built houses
    • Result - there was less crime in this area of Mexico City and improved quality of life
  • Response - Top down: Green Plan
    • Who - The mayor and managers of Mexico City
    • What - making environmentally friendly public spaces, waste handling and sanitation. Metrobus using eco-friendly vehicles on 16 routes, has reduced air pollution.
    • Result - Air pollution is down by 35% from levels in 2000
  • Response - Top down: Mexicable
    • Who - The mayor and managers of Mexico City
    • What - A cable car with 7 stations that was 4.8km long
    • Almost 30 000 trips/day which reduces pressure on buses, reduces air pollution and traffic