3. Overview
• Planning system
– national & regional
– Difference between MC and (ZMCM)
• The issues
– Slums
– Water shortage
– Transport
4. Planning & Governance of Mexico City
• Detailed overview in terms of tier system
• Comparison to the US
• How old is the planning system? Formal?
• Conflicts between
• How planning system links to the issues?
17. Conclusion
• Summarise current approaches
• Links between the problems
• Government planning deficiencies creating
the problems
• Historical context
• Will the existing approaches work?