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foreword by John Friedmann
In many areas of the world, environmental degradation in and around human settlements is undermining prospects for both socioeconomic justice and ecological sustainability. To explore the issues involved in this worldwide problem, Keith Pezzoli focuses on a dramatic instance of conflict that grew out of the unauthorized penetration of human settlements into the Ajusco greenbelt zone, a vital part of Mexico City's ecological reserve.
The heart of the book is the story of what happened when residents of the Ajusco settlements fought relocation by proposing that the areas be transformed into productive ecology settlements. Pezzoli draws upon urban and regional planning theory and practice to examine biophysical as well as ethical and social sides of the story, and he uses the Mexican experience to identify planning strategies to link economy, ecology, and community in sustainable development.
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A case study of the conflict that grew out of the unauthorized human settlements of the Ajusco zone, part of Mexico City's ecological reserve. Details the evolution of those settlements into a movement to create an ecologically sustainable community, and the eventual ideas and theories that resulted from the effort. DLC: Mexico City--Environmental conditions.
Human Settlements and Planning for Ecological Sustainability: The Case of Mexico City (Urban and Industrial Environments)
Human Settlements and Planning for Ecological Sustainability: The Case of Mexico City (Urban and Industrial Environments),Keith Pezzoli,The MIT Press,0262661144,Business / Economics / Finance,Development - Economic Development,Development - Sustainable Development,Environmental Conservation & Protection - General,Environmental Science,Nature,Nature/Ecology,Anthropology,Applied ecology,Mexico,Science / Environmental Science,Sustainability,Urban communities
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