Infrastructure, sustainability and unevenness : exploring marginalization in Mexico
This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.
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| author | Quezada Medina, Jessica. |
| author2 | Gabriella Carolini. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1239302020-03-02T03:07:03Z Infrastructure, sustainability and unevenness : exploring marginalization in Mexico Quezada Medina, Jessica. Gabriella Carolini. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Urban Studies and Planning. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Urban Studies and Planning Urban Studies and Planning. This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections. Thesis: M.C.P., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, 2019 Cataloged from student-submitted PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 53-57). Approximately 1.5 million Mexicans lack access to electricity, and most of them live in rural and remote areas with high levels of marginalization and poverty. Access to secure, affordable and modern energy is central to poverty reduction as it is a critical enabler of development (IEA, 2017). However, in most cases, rural electrification implementation has not yielded the expected outcomes. This thesis explores under what conditions can electricity help to alleviate poverty and achieve sustainable development in rural areas. I examine these concerns as also central to addressing the root causes of unevenness and marginalization in these areas. Through fieldwork with off-grid providers and semistructured interviews of beneficiaries in the rural localities of Oaxaca and Chiapas in Southern Mexico, as well as with government officials, I explore how off-grid electrification improves wellness. By examining the implementation of two rural electrification programs, I reflect on what can be done to strengthen these efforts. In particular, I highlight the essential role that context plays when designing and implementing programs aimed at alleviating poverty. In conclusion, I propose combining systems-level coordination with place-based policies to better address vulnerabilities for the sustainability of rural off-grid programs and coordination challenges revealed in the projects I studied. by Jessica Quezada Medina. M.C.P. M.C.P. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Urban Studies and Planning 2020-02-28T20:51:30Z 2020-02-28T20:51:30Z 2019 2019 Thesis https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/123930 1140203796 eng MIT theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed, downloaded, or printed from this source but further reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 57 pages application/pdf n-mx--- Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Urban Studies and Planning. Quezada Medina, Jessica. Infrastructure, sustainability and unevenness : exploring marginalization in Mexico |
| title | Infrastructure, sustainability and unevenness : exploring marginalization in Mexico |
| title_full | Infrastructure, sustainability and unevenness : exploring marginalization in Mexico |
| title_fullStr | Infrastructure, sustainability and unevenness : exploring marginalization in Mexico |
| title_full_unstemmed | Infrastructure, sustainability and unevenness : exploring marginalization in Mexico |
| title_short | Infrastructure, sustainability and unevenness : exploring marginalization in Mexico |
| title_sort | infrastructure sustainability and unevenness exploring marginalization in mexico |
| topic | Urban Studies and Planning. |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/123930 |
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