Mexico historic centre. About a rehabilitation process based on traditional population

[Irene Fernández Álvarez, 2005. perufer2004@yahoo.es]

Historic centres rehabilitation means the real-state revaluation of its popular neighbourhoods. Rehabilitation process causes the explosion of real-state prices and demand. With lack of right strategy and planning, the intervention can provoke the substitution of traditional population with higher incomes groups. With this kind of process, social and cultural patrimony comes under risk. This text (available in French and Spanish also) is based on the idea of using immaterial patrimony and traditional population as fundamental part of a sustainable development in the historic centre of Mexico City.

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