The popular sector's presence in the reconstruction process of the 1985 Mexico City earthquake

Abstract

This study aims to grasp popular sector's presence in the reconstruction process of the 1985 Mexico City earthquake, referring history of housing policy and of tenant movement as background of victims' movement. As results, 1. The Democratic Convention for Reconstruction of the Housing Recovery Program, which is unique for the restoration process of the 1985 Mexico City earthquake, led massive housing supply for the low-income families by the government, keeping the standard proposed by the NGO. 2. This convention created the room for the particular housing reconstruction projects and the comprehensive community development attempted by the NGO.