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Mexico City's Utopias: A study of care infrastructure and urban social sustainability in the Global South

Sandoval Marmolejo, Carolina LU (2025) In Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science MESM02 20251
LUCSUS (Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies)
Abstract
This research explores the emerging concept of care infrastructure in the urban periphery of Mexico City, specifically in Iztapalapa, through the lens of urban social sustainability. Based on over 35 semistructured interviews and participant observation, the study analyzes how access to services such as public laundries, take-away food services, and communal spaces contributes to the well-being of women. The findings reveal how care infrastructures improve critical dimensions of urban social sustainability such as the accessibility to quality spaces, fostering social interaction, empowerment, and an increased feeling of safety. The research highlights the potential of feminist urban planning to build inclusive, sustainable cities by... (More)
This research explores the emerging concept of care infrastructure in the urban periphery of Mexico City, specifically in Iztapalapa, through the lens of urban social sustainability. Based on over 35 semistructured interviews and participant observation, the study analyzes how access to services such as public laundries, take-away food services, and communal spaces contributes to the well-being of women. The findings reveal how care infrastructures improve critical dimensions of urban social sustainability such as the accessibility to quality spaces, fostering social interaction, empowerment, and an increased feeling of safety. The research highlights the potential of feminist urban planning to build inclusive, sustainable cities by centering on everyday needs and care work, especially in marginalized urban peripheries. (Less)
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author
Sandoval Marmolejo, Carolina LU
supervisor
organization
course
MESM02 20251
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
urban periphery, feminist urbanism, women, access, community, well-being, sustainability science
publication/series
Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science
report number
2025:025
language
English
id
9196623
date added to LUP
2025-06-12 15:27:18
date last changed
2025-06-18 09:02:19
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  abstract     = {{This research explores the emerging concept of care infrastructure in the urban periphery of Mexico City, specifically in Iztapalapa, through the lens of urban social sustainability. Based on over 35 semistructured interviews and participant observation, the study analyzes how access to services such as public laundries, take-away food services, and communal spaces contributes to the well-being of women. The findings reveal how care infrastructures improve critical dimensions of urban social sustainability such as the accessibility to quality spaces, fostering social interaction, empowerment, and an increased feeling of safety. The research highlights the potential of feminist urban planning to build inclusive, sustainable cities by centering on everyday needs and care work, especially in marginalized urban peripheries.}},
  author       = {{Sandoval Marmolejo, Carolina}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  series       = {{Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science}},
  title        = {{Mexico City's Utopias: A study of care infrastructure and urban social sustainability in the Global South}},
  year         = {{2025}},
}