Community Programme for Neighbourhood Improvement in Mexico City

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Posted on: 21 March 2013
By: mackene
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In 2007, the Government of Mexico City put in motion the Community Programme for Neighbourhood Improvement (PCMB), the purpose of which was to carry out small-scale urban interventions throughout the city, through a highly participatory process that could reverse the process of deterioration of the urban infrastructure in many colonias, communities and neighbourhoods, and which could help to counteract processes of socio-spatial segregation. The 2012 International Study Visit organised in Mexico by the Building and Social Housing Foundation (BSHF), represented an opportunity for the PCMB to examine its design, implementation and its results, with a view to enriching its operations with inputs from experts from academia, government and international civil society. Based on the international experiences presented, efforts were made to establish the necessary areas of work to convert the PCMB into public policy for Mexico City, whilst identifying its strengths, weaknesses and challenges ahead. The international study visit also sought to explore the possibility of sharing and transferring the PCMB experience to other countries, where through a constant flow of information, along with in-person and virtual meetings, we will be able to develop and take forward this difficult task of improving our surroundings together with the people. A report presenting the outcomes of this study visit, the key features of the project and highlighting key learning points and reflections is available online along with additional relevant resources.

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