Disaster Risk Management Profile: Mexico City

Mexico City is one of the biggest cities in the world, and the largest urban area in Mexico.
These characteristics have made it a true challenge in urban planning, and of course, the
control and management of the risks the city faces. In just 4 % of the national territory,
Mexico City has concentrated 18.34 million inhabitants, 24.35% of the national industry,
21.4% of the national economic division, and approximately 60% of the total investments
and banking activities. However, the high concentration of population and economic
activities in this City are not a recent phenomenon.

The pattern of urbanization of the city is dispersed and chaotic due to the absorption of
many rural areas. This expansion has had high social and environmental costs which
increase social inequalities and the uneven provision of infrastructure, services, and urban
equipment.