Improvement Proposal for the Urban Development Strategy, Preventing Negative Effects of Gentrification in the Doctores Neighborhood Marc Takahiro SHIMIZU KINOSHITA1, Yoshihide NAKAGAWA2 1Member of JSCE, Student, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Waseda University (3-4-1, Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan) E-mail:
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[email protected] This research paper encloses an Improvement proposal for the Urban Development Strategy, preventing negative effects of Gentrification in the Doctores Neighborhood by identifying an occurring process of gentrification and its urban and social influences in a Mexican neighborhood so-called Doctores. The de- limited area of study indicates that the possibility of occurrence of a gentrification phenomenon is con- ceivable due to its urban, demographic and socioeconomic characteristics. Similarly, the situation com- parison between different city areas worldwide by means of recognizing their context, their significant circumstances and characteristics that led to a gentrification process is been considered in order to define the occurring phenomena in the neighborhood. By formulating a necessary urban strategy that prevents upcoming undesirable conditions and boosts positive alterations through urban and community planning will maximize the Neighborhood infrastructure, development projects, cultural assets and the life quality and standard of its inhabitants. Key Words: City Planning, Community Development, Urban Gentrification, Urban Revitalization 1. INTRODUCTION tions. The government and some cohorts attached to the neighborhood are strengthening the existing (1) Research Background assets and creating new values in the area, in order to The recent demographic growth; the varied soci- cover the arising necessities of the sprawling pro- oeconomic conditions of the urban population; the gress of inner Mexico City.