Nuevo Polanco: Urban renewal, segregation and gentrification in Mexico

This paper analyzes the development of Nuevo Polanco, a recent renovation and redensification project in Mexico City focused on the conversion of an old industrial area. Describes the development of this zone from empirical data based on field trips, interviews and newspaper revision seeking to cont...

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Autor: Aguayo Ayala, Adriana
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA METROPOLITANA
Repositorio:Iztapalapa. Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistaiztapalapa.izt.uam.mx:article/66
Acceso en línea:https://revistaiztapalapa.izt.uam.mx/index.php/izt/article/view/66
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:inequality
exclusion
fragmentation
densification
urban management
Desigualdad
exclusión
fragmentación
redensificación
gestión urbana
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Sumario:This paper analyzes the development of Nuevo Polanco, a recent renovation and redensification project in Mexico City focused on the conversion of an old industrial area. Describes the development of this zone from empirical data based on field trips, interviews and newspaper revision seeking to contribute to the discussion of urban policies implemented in recent decades in the neoliberal context. It shows how the renewal is based on a model that promotes urban segregation and gentrification. We conclude that the case of Nuevo Polanco perpetuates the logic of privatization and fragmentation of urban areas exacerbating social inequality.