Citizen-urban rights focused on public space from an analysis of a local case in Puebla, Mexico

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to present an analysis of the public space of the Valle del Paraíso neighborhood in Puebla, based on the evaluation of the citizen-urban rights proposed by Jordi Borja at the beginning of the 21st century. To do this, it begins with some conceptual clarifications about public space and its citizen-urban rights, made from the review of specialized literature; then, a brief situational diagnosis of the study area prepared by collecting empirical information in the neighborhood and consulting the national housing inventory of the INEGI; and, finally, an evaluation of compliance with citizen-urban rights focused on the public space of Valle del Paraíso is carried out, finding that the neighborhood does not have the appropriate conditions to provide a favorable quality of public life and, on the contrary, finds all rights violated.