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Este capítulo tiene por objetivo analizar el gobierno de la ciudad de México y la gestión que realiza, con el fin de aportar elementos para un estudio comparativo de los distintos sistemas de gobierno metropolitano que existen en la... more
El presente artículo examina las causas por las cuales la asamblea anfictiónica, convocada por Simón Bolívar para unir las nuevas repúblicas americanas, no pudo sesionar en México luego de su traslado desde Panamá en 1826. Se definen las... more
Se presenta un análisis puntual sobre el proceso de verificación por parte del Gobierno de la Ciudad de México en materia de Sistemas Alternativos, también llamados Sistemas de captación de agua de lluvia. Se presentan las sanciones... more
A case-control study was carried out in Mexico City during 19951997 among women with epithelial ovarian cancer (84 cases) and endometrial cancer (85 cases). The control group consisted of 668 healthy women, matched according to age... more
An investigation of microbial air quality in the area of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, located in the southern part of Mexico City, was conducted for one year. Ambient outdoor concentrations and size distribution of... more
Este artículo presenta una crítica local del clientelismo en México, expresada en el lenguaje de jugar al fútbol y la forma de animar. Los miembros jóvenes y varones de un club de aficionados al fútbol, que apoyan a un equipo conocido... more
𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙣 is a magazine curated by Vera Heimisch. This issue wonders about alternative forms of accesing knowledge in order to resereach about Transcultura Studies, Decolonial and Embodied Art Practices. Includes researches of:... more
Avoiding a simplistic picture of the economic/political elite, the state versus ‘the’ population as well as its encompassing incorporation of diverse actors make this book an outstanding contribution to critical urban security studies.... more
Two exotic fishes, common carp (Cyprinus carpio) and tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus), were introduced more than 20 years ago into Xochimilco for aquaculture, and now dominate the system in terms of biomass and numbers. Over this same... more
This paper aims to highlight the role of social networks and solidarity economy in the so-called favelas in Latin America, focusing especially on research held in Mexico. The first part is a theoretical approach to the concept of "... more
Please note: all Visiting Scholar seminars are held mornings from 9-11 a.m., and afternoons from 2-4 p.m. Readings are from core Institute texts (see list of Core Required Texts below) and from readings placed on a Blackboard site... more
This book presents a case study of one of Latin America’s most important and symbolic spaces, the Zócalo in Mexico City, weaving together historic events and corresponding morphological changes in the urban environment. It poses questions... more
During the late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, countless slaves from culturally diverse communities in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia journeyed to Mexico on the ships of the Manila Galleon. Upon arrival in Mexico, they... more
Derivado de los problemas de saturación que se ha venido agudizando desde 1980 en el Aeropuerto Internacional de la Ciudad de México, a continuación se presenta un análisis y un diagnóstico que propone una construcción de un nuevo... more
Rodríguez-Martínez, Jorge; y Ferruzca, Marco. “La Ciudad de México capital nacional del diseño. Evolución, oportunidades y retos.” En: Rodríguez-Manzo, Fausto; Sánchez-Ruiz, Gerardo; y Garay-Vargas, Elisa, Coordinadores. La Ciudad de... more
In January 2013, a pack of stray dogs was accused with murder in one of Mexico City’s poorest and most populated boroughs. Images of the dogs, expert testimonies, and protests saturated the media. Eventually, the dogs were ambiguously... more
Even though the legitimizing intents of both the modern penitentiary and the archive—the latter understood as the physical deposit of memory—are radically different, could the principles central to their founding discourses and eventual... more
Colonial Latin American Review 21, no. 1 (April 2012), pp. 45-75.
In Rita Eder ed., Genealogías del arte contemporáneo en México, 1952-1967 (Mexico City, Mexico: Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México), 192-205.
La integración de la economía mexicana al capital global, proceso que inició a finales del siglo XX y que continúa en la actualidad, conllevó una transformación radical en la naturaleza y el comportamiento del espacio urbano, con... more