MEXICO CITY

• LOCATION - CAPITAL CITY OF MEXICO, IN THE CONTINENT OF NORTH AMERICA
• MEXICO CITY IS A NEE ( NEWLY EMERGING ECONOMY )
• IMPORTANCE OF MEXICO CITY

  • POLITICAL , CULTURAL , EDUCATIONAL AND FINNANCIAL CENTRE
  • ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT FINANCIAL CENTRES IN NORTH AMERICA
  • LARGEST AND MOST IMPORTANT CITY IN MEXICO
• MEXICO CITY HAS GROWN BECAUSE OF NET MIGRATION AND NATURAL INCREASE
• NATIONAL CAUSES OF MIGRATION

  • MEXICANS HAVE LEFT PUEBLA ( EAST OF MEXICO CITY ) AND MOVED TO THE CITY AS 82% OF PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO BOTH CLEAN WATER AND HEALTHCARE. ALSO, THE LITERACY RATE IS 90%
• INTERNATIONAL CAUSES OF MIGRATION

  • CULTURAL LIFE AND SERVICES ATTRACT
  • PEOPLE MOVE FROM EUROPE, JAPAN, AND THE US DUE TO THE GROWTH OF JOBS IN NEW FACTORIES AND OFFICES IN THE CITY
  • FOREIGNERS CHOSE TO LIVE IN THE RICHER HOMES CLOSE TO THE CITY CENTRE WHERE THE BANKS AND ENTERTAINMENT ARE LOCATED
• IMPACTS OF MIGRATION

  • PRESSURE INCREASES ON HOUSING, CAUSING AN INCREASE TO THE PEOPLE LIVING IN SLUM HOUSING
  • MEXICO CITY ACCOUNTS FOR 45% OF THE COUNTRYS INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND FIRMS SUCH AS RENAULT AND SANTANDER - ATTRACTING NEW WORKERS
• PULL FACTORS FOR MEXICO CITY

  • OVER 180 MUSEUMS
  • 82% OF PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER AND HEALTHCARE
  • SHOPS, BANKS AND ENTERTAINMENT PROVIDE JOBS
  • CULTURAL LIFE AND SERVICES
• POPULATION OF 22.5 MILLION ( MEGACITY )
• MEXICO CITY WAS BUILT ON A LAKE/WATER
• SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES

  • LOCAL STREET MARKETS - 1000 MARKET STALLS
  • SELF MADE BUSINESSES SUCH AS SHOE MAKERS
  • THE MEXICABLE IS A CABLE CAR SYSTEM, CONNECTING PARTS OF THE POOREST SECTIONS OF MEXICO CITY TO THE CENTRE - THIS ALLOWS POEPLE TO GET TO WORL EASIER - 30,000 USE IT EACH DAY
  • THE CITY HA THE HIGHEST LITERACCY RATE ( 90% ) IN THE COUNTRY - STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND 6 YEARS OF PRIMARY SCHOOL AND 3 YEARS OF SECONDARY SCHOOL
• ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES

  • LARGE BUSINESSES SUCH AS CITIBANK HAVE THEIR HEADQUARTERS IN MEXICO CITY - ATTRACTING BUSINESSES FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD
  • ALL LAND ROUTES PASS THROUGH MEXICO CITY FROM THE USA AND SOUTH AMERICA, MAKING TRADING EASIER
• ENVIRONMENTAL OPPORTUNITES

  • 60% OF JOURNEYS ARE ON THE BUS
  • CHARITIES ENCOURAGE LOCAL PEOPLE TO COLLECT RAINWATER FROM THEIR ROOFS AND REUSE IT
  • SEWAGE TUNNELS ARE BEING BUILT
  • SOME BUILDINGS ARE EARTHQUAKE PROOF
  • ON SUNDAYS, ONE MAIN ROAD IS CLOSED TO ENCOURAGE CYCLING
• SOCIAL CHALLENGES

  • SOME POOR MIGRANTS ARE FORCED TO WORK ON GARBAGE DUMPS, SORTING RUBBISH TO FIND THINGS TO RECYCLE OR SELL FOR CASH. THEY MAY BUILD SQUATTER SETTLEMENTS NEAR THE RUBBISH
  • PEOPLE SUFFER RUNNY EYES AND SORE THROATS AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES DUE TO HIGH POLLUTION LEVELS
  • HIGH VOLMUE OF MIGRANTS MEAN PRESSURE FOR HOUSING IS HIGH, LEADING TO AN INCREASE IN SLUM HOUSING
  • POPULATION INCREASED RAPIDLY
  • MORE THAN 50% OF HOUSES ARE SELF BUILT
  • 60% OF THE POPULATION LIVE IN INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS
  • DANGEROUS JOB TO BE A WATER DELIVERER DUE TO THEFT
• ECONOMIC CHALLENGES

  • FAMILIES SPEND 20% OF INCOME ON WATER
  • MEXICO CITY IS A MAJOR EARTHQUAKE ZONE - LEADING TO LOTS OF MONEY SPENT ON REPAIRS
• ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES

  • AVERAGE COMMUTE IS 2 HOURS A DAY
  • LAND SINKING BY 10CM PER YEAR
  • NO BUS STOPS MEANS NO CERTAIN ROUTES FOR BUSES
  • URBAN SPRAWL MEANS LESS GREEN SPACE
  • SEWAGE FLOWS BACK AS CITY IS SINKING AND SEWAGE WOULD FLOOD THE CITY
  • MEXICO CIY PRODUCES 13,000 TONNES OF RUBBISH A DAY, AND THE CITIES WASTE DISPOSAL SYSTEM CAN ONLY REMOVE 9000 TONNES A DAY
  • THE CITY IS SURROUNDED BY MOUNTAINS PREVENTING POLLUTANTS ESCAPING CAUING HIGH SMOG LEVELS AND MEXICO CITY HAS LOTS OF FACTORIES MAKING THIS ISUUE WORSE
  • SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE 20TH CENTURY THE CITY HAS SUNK 30FT
• ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES

  • THE CITY EXTRACTS WATER FROM THEIR AQUAFIERS MORE THAN TWICE AS FAST AS THEY CAN REPLENISH THEM
  • AVERAGE SPPED LIMIT IS 9MPH
• MEXICO CITYS WAYS TO IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE

  • 2007, THE CITY IMPLEMENTED A 15 YEARGREEN MANAGMENT PLAN-PLAN VERDE WHICH FOCUSES ON PUBLIC AREAS AND WASTE HANDLING. POLLUTION IS DOWN 35% SINCE THE LEVELS IN 2000.
  • METROCUS ESTABLISHED USING ECO FRIENDLY VEHICLES ON 16 ROUTES, REDUCED CARBON MONOXIDE BY 50% SINCE 2005, ALTHOUGH BUS FARES ARE MORE EXPENSIVE DUE TO INCREASE IN BUSES
• MEXICOS WAY OF IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE

  • GOVERNMENT HAS A SCHEME PROHIBITING DRIVERS FROM USING THEIR CARS ONE DAY PER WEEK, BUT TRAIN CONGESTION INCREASED SO THE GOVERNMENT IS INVESTING US$2 BILLION IN AN UNDERGROUND TRAIN SYSTEM, WHICH CUTS COMMUTING TIME FROM 150 - 78 MINUTES
  • CITY HAS LAUNCHED A BIKE RIDING SCHEME - 30,000 PEOPLE HAVE JOINED THE PUBLIC BIKE RENTAL SCHEME - AVALIABLE AT 90 DIFFERENT SITES
• MEXICOS WAY OF IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE

  • THE CITY HAS SET UP THE 'MERCADO DE TRUEQUE' WHERE PEOPLE CAN BRING THEIR RECYCLABLE WASTE AND EXCHANGE IT FOR 'GREEN POINT VOUCHERS' BASED ON THE WEIGHT OF THE MATERIALS - WHICH CAN BE EXCHANGED FOR SEASONAL PRODUCE AT THE FAMERS MARKET. OVER 3000 FAMILIES BROUGHT BAGS OF RUBBISH ON THE MARKETS OPENING DAY ( GIVING 11 TONNES OF RECYCLABLES )
  • SEPERATING RECYCLABLES INTO ORGANIC AND INORGANIC INTRODUCED - EVERYDAY 3750 TONNES OF WASTE IS SEPERATED FOR RECYCLING
• RAINFALL CATCHING SCHEME

  • RAINFALL CATCHMENT PROJECT IN SCHOOLS IN THE SANTA CATARINA DISTRICT - GUTTERS FILTER RAIN INTO AN UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK - HALF THE WATER IS INJECTED UNDERGROUND TO REPLENISH AQUIFIERS, THE OTHER HALF IS PUMPED INTO A TANK ON THE ROOF OF THE SCHOOLS TO FLUSH TOILETS AND CLEAN CLASSES
• WAYS OF SUSTAINABLITY

  • NO CARS EVERY SUNDAY
  • COLLECT RAINWATER
  • MEXICABLE