Territorial planning and the functionality of urban development in cities. The case of Oaxaca, Mexico

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the impact of territorial planning and functionality on the urban development of the cities of Oaxaca, Mexico, during the years 2018 to 2022. Hypothesis: in the state of Oaxaca, an unbalanced urban development predominates derived from the existing urban planning and functionality, causing weaknesses and threats to its development to prevail in its cities. Methodology: the analysis is longitudinal, uses networks, SWOT analysis, Euclidean distance, and the statistical technique of simple correspondence analysis with qualitative and quantitative data. Results: The cities have a very high imbalance in their urbanization. The best positioned in functionality and urban development are the small ones, in territorial planning the metropolitan areas, the large and the small cities. Conclusion: Although they show an urban development with very high imbalances, in the analyzed cities opportunities and strengths predominate over weaknesses and threats, particularly in small and medium-sized cities.