TEAM 33 housing lacking

This is an e-book that explore different ways that can be used in Canada to end with a problem that happens in every country, an it´s really important to our invertigation because we learn about what other countries do and what can be applied to Mexico. Nichols, N., & Doberstein, C. (2016).  Exploring Effective Systems Responses to Homelessness. Canadian Observatory on Homelessness.

“The plight of the urban poor in Mexico has changed little since World War II, despite the country's impressive rate of economic growth. Susan Eckstein considers how market forces and state policies that were ostensibly designed to help the poor have served to maintain their poverty. She draws on intensive research in a center city slum, a squatter settlement, and a low-cost housing development.”  Eckstein, S. (1997). The Poverty of Revolution: The State and the Urban Poor in Mexico. (pp 382). California: Princeton University Press

Of all the world’s developing nations, America has its closest relationship with Mexico. A popular tourist destination, a visit to Mexico was, for many of us, our first exposure to what we think of as Third World poverty. According to the World Bank, 53 percent of Mexico’s population is poor (living on less than $2 per day), while close to 24 percent is extremely poor (living on less than $1 per day). These families are “foodinsecure,” meaning they cannot meet even their most basic nutritional needs for some or all of the year. MORE

THIS INFORMATION IS FROM THE OFFICIAL UN-HABITAT WEBSITE . The UN-Habitat Program that works for the urban development of the society. Total value of UN-Habitat investments (2008-2013): US$ 1,735,568 Total number of UN-Habitat projects (2008-2013): 4 projects Main donors: Government of Mexico,municipalities such as Zapopan & Guadalajara, Government of Spain Implementing partners: ECLAC, the metropolitan zone of Guadalajara, the municipality of Zapopan, the Miguel Hidalgo “Delegacion” In Mexico, UN-Habitat promotes sustainable urbanization in a country with 72% of its population living in urban areas, living in 383 cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants. The National Office in Mexico through continuous advocacy achieved to sensitize national policy makers and to include in the National Development Plan 2013-2018 (Plan Nacional de Desarrollo 2013-2018), which is the strategic tool of national policies guideline, prosperity as a main development principle. UN-H...