Urban regeneration in Mexico city's historic center in the 21st century

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Mexico City has experienced significant revitalization in a few major areas over the first two decades of the twenty-first century. During the past 25 years, this process has been accompanied by social, economic, and urban shifts. Numerous urban initiatives have included housing, transportation, cultural institutions, urban infrastructure, and numerous other public buildings in an effort to reverse the urban deterioration that was present in different areas of the city. Without a doubt, the city's historic center is the most crucial location for urban regeneration. The purpose of this article is to examine the physical urban changes that have occurred in the historic center over the years, with a focus on the various actors and their initiatives that have been involved in initiating and managing the regeneration processes. It accomplishes this by looking at government records, books, and site observations. In addition to showing how important urban physical changes have contributed to the historic center's urban recovery, this study also draws attention to the divergent local and external viewpoints and aspects that have shaped the regeneration's outcomes. Urban regeneration processes are influenced by global market forces in a variety of ways to meet economic interests, but local forces can also be very significant in opposing and diverting these efforts to propel regeneration in the direction of the demands of the local community.