scholarly journals The perception of public spaces in Mexico city, a governance approach

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergio Alvarado Vazquez ◽  
Cesar Casiano Flores
Keyword(s):  
Mexico City ◽  
Public Spaces

scholarly journals Compositional situation: analysis of the location of two sculptures in Mexico City

1970 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 42-49
Author(s):  
Leszek Maluga
Keyword(s):  
Urban Environment ◽  
Mexico City ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Situation Analysis ◽  
The Public ◽  
Works Of Art ◽  
Spatial Systems ◽  
The Subject

The study consists of two parts. In the first one, the author outlines a methodological concept of researching the quality of compositional and artistic spatial systems that are created, for example, in the urban environment with the participation of, inter alia, architectural objects and works of art. The subject of this type of research was called a ‘compositional situation’. In the second part, the author uses the proposed research method to analyze specific cases. These are two situations existing in the public spaces of Mexico City, in which sculptures of famous Mexican sculptor Sebastian were located.

The Baratillo and the Enlightened City

2018 ◽  
pp. 36-60
Author(s):  
Andrew Konove
Keyword(s):  
Eighteenth Century ◽  
Built Environment ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Mexico City ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Social Worlds ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
Apparent Contradiction ◽  
The Government ◽  
A Site

This chapter examines the Baratillo’s role in Enlightenment-era reforms to Mexico City’s public administration and built environment. While New Spain’s Bourbon rulers took a number of steps to transform the physical and social worlds of Mexico City’s poor, the government never targeted the Baratillo—a site that was synonymous with crime, license, and plebeian sociability. To understand this apparent contradiction, the chapter examines the politics of urban reform in eighteenth-century Mexico City, which saw royal, viceregal, and local authorities jostle for control over urban public spaces.

Civically Engaged Youth

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria de los Angeles Torres ◽  
Irene Rizzini ◽  
Norma Del Río
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Mexico City ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Urban Spaces ◽  
Global Cities ◽  
Youth Civic Engagement ◽  
The Public ◽  
Private Lives

This book explores youth civic engagement in three global cities in the Americas: Chicago, Mexico City, and Rio de Janeiro. Drawing on interviews conducted by the authors in each of the three cities, the book examines the trajectories of youth activists: what influenced them to step out of their private lives and engage in public battles, how they engage to effectively influence institutions in urban spaces that affect their lives, and what kinds of activities they pursued. It also asks whether young people are given rights in the present, or whether they are only conceived as future citizens. This chapter discusses the changing place of youth in public discourse, along with changes in the nature of the public spaces in which young people engage. It also explains the book's definitions of youth and civic engagement, along with its methodology, and gives an overview of the three global cities.

scholarly journals Supervía poniente: conflicto social y visión urbano-ambiental / West Superhighway: Social Conflict and Urban-Environmental Perspective

2013 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 735 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miriam C. Alfie
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Mexico City ◽  
Urban Space ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Civil Society Organizations ◽  
Social Actors ◽  
Derechos Humanos ◽  
Compensation Mechanisms ◽  
Sociedad Civil

En este texto se analiza el conflicto socio-espacial suscitado por el proyecto conocido como la “Supervía”, con objeto de explorar cómo se ha transformado el perfil de la Ciudad de México en aspectos tales como la movilidad, los espacios públicos y la infraestructura, así como en relación a la diversidad de nuevos actores sociales, organismos de defensa de derechos humanos y organizaciones de la sociedad civil, entre otros. Se rescata la concepción del espacio urbano marcado por la desigualdad y el conflicto, donde confluyen procesos productivos de urbanización y construcción con elementos sociales de  producción, intercambio y reproducción. El texto contribuye a entender el desarrollo del conflicto en torno al proyecto de la Supervía, la construcción de movimientos a su favor y en su contra, las identidades adquiridas y la falta de planeación urbana, así como los graves problemas de vialidad que presenta la Ciudad de México. Especial atención recibe el impacto ambiental que la carretera urbana ha provocado, así como los mecanismos de mediación y compensación practicados en la negociación del conflicto. AbstractThis paper analyzes the socio-spatial conflict caused by the project known as the “Superhighway,” in order to explore how it has transformed the profile of Mexico City in aspects such as mobility, public spaces and infrastructure and the link with the range of new social actors and human rights and civil society organizations. It explores the conception of urban space marked by inequality and conflict, where urbanization and construction coexist with social elements of production, exchange and reproduction. The text helps to explain the development of the conflict over the Superhighway project, the creation of movements for and against it, the identities acquired and the lack of urban planning, as well as Mexico City’s severe traffic problems. Special attention is paid to the environmental impact of the urban highway as well as the mediation and compensation mechanisms implemented during the negotiation of the conflict.

scholarly journals Mexico City’s Quarantine Narratives and Underlying Values for Future Urban and Domestic Design

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 599-613
Author(s):  
Marcela Delgado ◽  
Vanessa Sattele
Keyword(s):  
Urban Design ◽  
Mexico City ◽  
Interdisciplinary Research ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Design Tool ◽  
Health Campaign ◽  
Design Problems ◽  
The Government ◽  
Domestic Design

This paper explores the construction of quarantine narratives as they relate to the design of everyday public spaces and domestic artifacts in Mexico City. The interdisciplinary research studies the government-led health campaign and exposes pre-existing urban design problems further accentuated by the crisis. In parallel, the paper presents an online survey in which photographs and texts of domestic objects are analyzed alongside artistic exhibitions and events that uncover individual needs and aspirations. Finally, the paper identifies a set of collective and distributed values for Mexico City’s new normal to be materialized locally at the urban and product design scale and discusses the potential of narratives as a design tool

scholarly journals Using the street in Mexico City Centre: temporary appropriation of public space vs legislation governing street use

2018 ◽  
pp. 25-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Antonio Lara-Hernandez ◽  
Alessandro Melis ◽  
Claire Coulter
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Mexico City ◽  
Social Dynamics ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Urban Life ◽  
City Centre ◽  
The Government ◽  
The City

Historically there has been a rich discussion concerning the function of streets in cities, and their role in urban life. This paper outlines the relevance of temporary appropriation for understanding social dynamics within a given urban environment, looking in particular at activities occurring in the street. It takes as a case study Mexico City Centre and examines the laws and regulations set out by the government of Mexico City which regulate the use of the street. It contrasts this with the ways in which the inhabitants of the city appropriate public space on a daily basis. There is a contrast between the lack of clarity in the legislation surrounding potential activities occurring on the street, and a seemingly tacit consensus between citizens regarding how they appropriate such public spaces. We explore this contrast and outline ways in which public space is used in traditional and unexpected ways, how creative ways are found to use the street area within the spirit of the law, and where further research on this topic this could lead in future.

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