Mexico City Flashcards
Mexico City Population
22 million (22.5)
Bottom up schemes in Neza (slums)
Opening a healthcare centre; building a school with savings; improved area with voluntary work; program of supported self-build for rural migrants.
Crime in Neza
Bottom-up schemes have resulted in a reduction in crime.
Advantages of bottom-up strategies
-Small scale; local people involved; easy to start and don’t require lots of people; don’t require a big initial outlay of money.
Disadvantages of bottom-up strategies
Limited money; can’t easily deal with big problems; might not have political support.
Mexico City’s solutions to air pollution
1 million car ban; smog eating buildings; metrobus - eco friendly buses
Air pollution decrease (since 2000)
35%
Mexico City’s solutions to waste problems
Shutting down one of the huge rubbish tips; barter market; people bring in recyclable waste for ‘green point’ vouchers which can be spent on local farm produce.
Top-down schemes in Mexico City?
Mexicable (26p); Squats for subway (30); Rape Whistles (3 million 2010-2015).
Advantages of top-down schemes
Political power; City Government have sufficient funds; creates local employment; larger scope - deal with bigger problems.
Disadvantages of top-down schemes
Long time to put into action; budget cuts and corruption can mean they never happen; local people not involved - feel alienated.
Causes of population growth in Mexico City
Natural increase - during 1950s; economic investment - job opportunity’s; national and international migration; rural to urban migration.
Squatter Settlements
An area within a city in a less developed country in which people illegally establish residences on land they do not own or rent and erect homemade structures.
Top-Down Strategies
Large scale projects usually funded and managed by city governments.
Government-led top-down initiatives - P1 - Environment inc
- 2007 - green management initiative and a Green Plan (Plan Verde) focuses on areas like public spaces, waste handling, land use and sanitation.
- Metrobus - quick and eco-friendly
- Since 2000, the city’s air pollution is down 35%
Government-led top-down initiatives - P2 - Famers’ Market inc
- Farmers’ market to deal with waste (the ‘Mercado de Trueque’ or ‘barter market’) was set up by the city in a large Park.
People trade in rubbish in exchange for ‘green points’ vouchers,
which could buy famer produce. - Mexicable
- Emisor Oriente
Bottom-Up Strategy
Are small scale projects often funded by community organisations.
Transport Schemes
Bus transports 250000 people a day; metro bus reduce 35000 tonnes of CO2 emissions annually; reduces average journey by 30 mins from a 1.5 hours.
Waste Recycling
Barter market - exchanging waste for vouchers
