The colonial and the porfiriato urbanization: inheritance of urban (un)sustainability in Mexico City
Mexico City has experienced different periods of urban transformation, especially during the Colonial era and the Porfiriato. These periods have left a mark on urban (un)sustainability not only in Mexico City but also in other colonial cities. Using cartographic time series and the functional concep...
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| author | R. Isela Jasso-Flores Lorena Escobar-Chanona Rogelio O. Corona-Núñez |
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| description | Mexico City has experienced different periods of urban transformation, especially during the Colonial era and the Porfiriato. These periods have left a mark on urban (un)sustainability not only in Mexico City but also in other colonial cities. Using cartographic time series and the functional concept of neighborhoods, this study analyzes their influence on urban sustainability in the 21st century. We evaluate this sustainability through the environmental indicator of forest biomass. Our results suggest that colonial neighborhoods show a central concentration of forest biomass, decreasing as they move away from the colonial square (Zócalo). In contrast, during the Porfiriato, biomass is concentrated in the urbanization near the Zócalo, distributed in median strips and gardens. This study lays the groundwork for understanding the legacy of urban (un)sustainability throughout the periods of urbanization in Mexico. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9af8b566ceb64a37927979da73b704b42025-08-20T02:04:27ZengUniversidad de CuencaESTOA: Revista de la Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo de la Universidad de Cuenca1390-72631390-92742025-03-0114278396https://doi.org/10.18537/est.v014.n027.a05The colonial and the porfiriato urbanization: inheritance of urban (un)sustainability in Mexico CityR. Isela Jasso-Flores0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1341-3109Lorena Escobar-Chanona1https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8358-211XRogelio O. Corona-Núñez2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1966-6377Instituto de Ciencias Agropecuarias y Rurales, MéxicoIndependent researcher, MexicoUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico City has experienced different periods of urban transformation, especially during the Colonial era and the Porfiriato. These periods have left a mark on urban (un)sustainability not only in Mexico City but also in other colonial cities. Using cartographic time series and the functional concept of neighborhoods, this study analyzes their influence on urban sustainability in the 21st century. We evaluate this sustainability through the environmental indicator of forest biomass. Our results suggest that colonial neighborhoods show a central concentration of forest biomass, decreasing as they move away from the colonial square (Zócalo). In contrast, during the Porfiriato, biomass is concentrated in the urbanization near the Zócalo, distributed in median strips and gardens. This study lays the groundwork for understanding the legacy of urban (un)sustainability throughout the periods of urbanization in Mexico.forest biomasshistoric urban landscapenew spainsustainabilitytenochtitlan |
| spellingShingle | R. Isela Jasso-Flores Lorena Escobar-Chanona Rogelio O. Corona-Núñez The colonial and the porfiriato urbanization: inheritance of urban (un)sustainability in Mexico City ESTOA: Revista de la Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo de la Universidad de Cuenca forest biomass historic urban landscape new spain sustainability tenochtitlan |
| title | The colonial and the porfiriato urbanization: inheritance of urban (un)sustainability in Mexico City |
| title_full | The colonial and the porfiriato urbanization: inheritance of urban (un)sustainability in Mexico City |
| title_fullStr | The colonial and the porfiriato urbanization: inheritance of urban (un)sustainability in Mexico City |
| title_full_unstemmed | The colonial and the porfiriato urbanization: inheritance of urban (un)sustainability in Mexico City |
| title_short | The colonial and the porfiriato urbanization: inheritance of urban (un)sustainability in Mexico City |
| title_sort | colonial and the porfiriato urbanization inheritance of urban un sustainability in mexico city |
| topic | forest biomass historic urban landscape new spain sustainability tenochtitlan |
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