This thesis develops quantitative indicators of environmental sustainability for Mexico City
and its metropolitan zone of influence (MCMZ). These indicators of sustainability were
developed by taking into account seven key variables for the urban environment: the water
supply situation, air pollution, transportation and roads, energy, solid wastes, the housing
supply and green areas. Based on these indicators and the history of the city's physical
evolution since it was founded seven centuries ago, a desirable type of urban form is
proposed, one in which there is a "decentralized concentration" which would allow Mexico
City to approach sustainability in a time frame that concludes in or about the year 2030.
Accordingly, the thesis proposes urban policy measures that, while addressing issues of
sustainability, permit Mexico City to face the challenges of globalisation, which would
entail transforming it into a "global city'' within a worldwide network of great cities. The
urban policy and environmental measures that are recommended anticipate the largest
economic, demographic and technological changes that will affect Mexico City, but are
above all in harmony with the natural ecosystems of the elevated endorheic basin in which
it lies. They do no call for a break with or the alteration of the city's natural landscape or its
already constructed historical patrimony and, when possible, they presuppose a new
sustainable hydraulic model, capable of restoring lakes and recharging the underground
aquifer. Finally, a great deal of emphasis is placed on the recuperation of green areas in
accordance with the basin's original natural vegetation. / Geography / D.Litt. et Phil. (Geography)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/813 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Fernández, Cassio Luiselli |
| Contributors | Landré, Martin |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 1 online resource (551 leaves) : illustrations |
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