Urban policy for more competitive, sustainable Mexican Cities

This chapter examines Mexico’s urban policy within a broader context and makes recommendations for a range of actors – including the Ministry of Agrarian, Territorial and Urban Development (SEDATU), the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP), the National Bank of Public Works and Services (BANOBRAS), as well as states and municipalities – to contribute to the development of more competitive, sustainable cities. The chapter discusses the country’s “accidental” urban policy of the past as a background for the new directions for urban development currently underway. Strategies for “getting Mexican cities right” – that is, developing a more strategic, integrated approach to urban development – are proposed, along with concrete tools to achieve better urban outcomes.