PROGRAMA DE MEJORAMIENTO DE VIVIENDA DEL DISTRITO FEDERAL

Abstract

ABSTRACT The phenomenon of this research study is the consolidation of popular self-constructed housing by building and improving housing through the process of self, adding the factor of a credit system. The work was based on descriptive studies of the variables containing the phenomenon and developed in the thesis. First, it provides an overview of housing in Mexico during the twentieth century, defining the quantitative and qualitative features, and mentioning the visions of housing as a necessity, law and procedure, which gives rise to institutions housing eventually transformed their role as producers of housing to housing developers, generating various housing policies. Established the theoretical framework that establishes the theoretical concepts that describe the contemporary public housing, where affordable housing can be studied from different perspectives such as the housing problem, the type of housing or housing policies, with these perspectives conceptualize the popular housing type was observed for the conduct of research and was defined as self-constructed low-income housing. To observe the construction of popular self-constructed housing was determined for study called Colonia La Pastora, located north of the delegation Gustavo A. Madero was considered as a case study for three reasons: it is one of the colonies where you applied the Housing Improvement Program of the Federal District, its geographic location adds characteristics, and a colony with a high index of marginalization. Case study sample was obtained for applying the methodological tools of research. Established method, sample characteristics, and by the indicators: housing, family and credit (which can be measured in quality, quantity and time) data is obtained to relate the variables and test the hypothesis as follows: the relationship between the process of self combined with a system of credit (in this case is the credit provided by the Improvement Program), contribute to building and improving housing.