Mexico City: Challenges and Obstacles in Striving for Sustainability

During Mexico Days 2017 at the University of Calgary, Professor Carlos De Leo discussed the challenges and obstacles Mexico City must overcome in order to achieve sustainability and what is being done to work toward this vision. De Leo is a professor of urban planning and urban design at Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City. In his talk, he explained how the social, political, environmental, economic and legal factors combine to complicate the situation for this capital of over 20 million people.  

The presentation was followed by A panel discussion chaired by Pablo Policzer, Director, Latin American Research Centre (LARC). Panelists included Francisco Alaniz Uribe, Assistant Professor, Environmental Design and Gopal Achari, Professor, Civil Engineering.

The exhibits also featured: archaeological artifacts from the sustained urban centers of ancient Mesoamerica, especially Cholula, Teotihuacan, and Monte Alban, contributed by G. It also included poster presentations by Mexican social enterprise,“Ciclomanias”, that creates arts and crafts using recycled materials and solar power and community development project by “Nature’s Ride through Society”, a non-governmental organization created by environmental design graduate, Elizabeth Romo-Rabago, and Irene Herremans, Haskayne School of Business. Finally, the audience was presented with samples from the “Modern and ancient urban design in Mexico” photography exhibit that will be located in the lobby of the School of Creative and Performing Arts, CHD100 from November 13, 2017 - January 12, 2018.

See the entire presentation here.