ABSTRACT
This chapter addresses several different kinds of environmental problems in Mexico Megacity. It examines the housing and neighborhood components, namely, measures of crowding, use of firewood and coal for heating and cooking, lack of electricity, no running water, no toilet, and inadequate drainage. The chapter also examines two measures of crowding: crowded housing defined as housing units with three or fewer rooms and six or more occupants and housing units with one room. Housing deficits described are substantial and are likely to increase with an increasing rural to urban migration. Similarly, air pollution problems examined are likely to increase unless motor vehicles are more controlled in the city, polluting industries adhere to mandated emission rules and regulations and/or are moved from the city, the newly recognized LPG problem is addressed and more adequate waste disposal technology is employed. The chapter presents the unique characteristics that distinguish each cluster and lists the delegations and municipios in each cluster.
