Mexico

A deep analysis of Mexico National Urban Policy

Region: Latin America & The Caribbean

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gdp

1.2
GDP per capita

pop

128.6M
Population (2016)

pop growth

1.4%
Population growth rate

inflation

2.8%
Inflation Rate (2014)

water to rural

92.11%
Drinking water (rural)

urban water-rural

97.2%
Drinking water (urban)

tree

34.1%
Forested areas

co2

48
CO2 emissions estimate

female

45.3%
Labour force (females)

lab - male

79.5%
Labour force (males)

expectancy rate

78.9
Female life expectancy

life expectancy

74
Male life expectancy

unemployment

4.9%
Unemp % of labour force

urban population

79.2%
Urban population

male pop

29.9%
Male education

female pop

30%
Female education


Data presented above is obtained form 2018 NUP Database Booklet - (2018 WorldBank dataset), access it from the World Bank Dataset

title
TITLE OF NUP

National Strategy forTerritorial Planning (ENOT) (Explicit)

agency
STAGE OF NUP

Formulation Phase

agency
LEADING AGENCY FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Secretariat for Agrarian, Land and UrbanDevelopment (SEDATU)

stages
TIMELINE

2019

focus
FOCUS

The policy focuses on controlling the expansion of urban areas and strengthening cities to improve the quality for its inhabitants, ensuring social, economic and environmental sustainability, promoting sustainable mobility policies and increasing connectivity, and reducing vulnerability to natural disasters.

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This is an explicit NUP

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Thematic scope of Mexico NUP

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Thematic attention

Economic
Development

Moderate
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Thematic attention

Spatial
Development

Extensive
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Thematic attention

Human
Development

Extensive
environment
Thematic attention

Environmental
Development

Extensive
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Thematic attention

Climate
Resilience

Extensive

Graphical Representation

Legend:
12=Extensive
8=Moderate
4=Low
0=No Information

Figure 1. Graphical representation of the thematic focus of Mexico NUP

Measurement of how Mexico NUP fulfils
SDG 11.a.1 Qualifier

sdg 11.a.1

Population dynamics

The National Urban Policies for Mexico, does respond to the population dynamics as an SDG11.a.1 qualifier. Mexico NUP does focus on demographic trends and needs in their Formulation phase.

YES

sdg 11.a.1

Territorial development

Mexico NUP does address a spatial coherent territory that includes a balanced system for human settlement. Cities and towns along the urban, periurban and rural continum is also focussed in the Mexico NUP.

YES

sdg 11.a.1

Local fiscal space

Mexico NUP does not address the local fiscal space as SDG.11.a.1 qualifier. Their NUP ensures that local governments have resources to carry out activities at the local level.

NO