No al aeropuerto in texxoco! : regional decision-making and community countermobilization : the siting of Mexico City's new airport
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2002.
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/418082019-04-12T09:42:33Z No al aeropuerto in texxoco! : regional decision-making and community countermobilization : the siting of Mexico City's new airport Regional decision-making and community countermobilization : the siting of Mexico City's new airport Rosan, Christina Davis Diane E. Davis. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning. Urban Studies and Planning. Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2002. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 84-88). Despite the presence of numerous urban and regional planning commISSIons in the Mexico City region, they are noticeably absent from the national decision to site a new airport. If regional and local interests do not have a say in national decision-making, what does this mean for democracy? These issues are particularly relevant in Mexico, the next-door neighbor to the world's hegemonic leader, that for 71 years lived under de facto one party rule. With a new President, from a different political party, there has been a movement towards democracy. At the turn of the century with the signing of North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) there is the promise of free trade that will help bolster Mexico's national economy. For Mexico, the benefits of international economic integration are closer than ever. However, in the case of the siting of the new airport in the Mexico City region, this process went terribly wrong. Increasingly there is a tension between the need for developing countries to democratize their institutions at the same time that they pursue massive infrastructure projects that modernize infrastructure and bolster the national economy. This thesis explores the tension between international economic integration and democratization and how it is played out in national infrastructure decisions that have local and regional impacts. by Christina Davis Rosan. M.C.P. 2008-05-19T16:19:40Z 2008-05-19T16:19:40Z 2002 2002 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/41808 50853521 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 89 leaves application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Urban Studies and Planning. Rosan, Christina Davis No al aeropuerto in texxoco! : regional decision-making and community countermobilization : the siting of Mexico City's new airport |
| title | No al aeropuerto in texxoco! : regional decision-making and community countermobilization : the siting of Mexico City's new airport |
| title_full | No al aeropuerto in texxoco! : regional decision-making and community countermobilization : the siting of Mexico City's new airport |
| title_fullStr | No al aeropuerto in texxoco! : regional decision-making and community countermobilization : the siting of Mexico City's new airport |
| title_full_unstemmed | No al aeropuerto in texxoco! : regional decision-making and community countermobilization : the siting of Mexico City's new airport |
| title_short | No al aeropuerto in texxoco! : regional decision-making and community countermobilization : the siting of Mexico City's new airport |
| title_sort | no al aeropuerto in texxoco regional decision making and community countermobilization the siting of mexico city s new airport |
| topic | Urban Studies and Planning. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/41808 |
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