Mexico City, Mexico: Seismic Resilience Recovery Plan

On September 19th, 2017, Mexico City was struck by an earthquake which caused the death of 228 people and damaged over 73,000 buildings in the city, including 5,765 homes and 973 schools. The economic impact of that event is estimated to be between 0.1% and 0.3% of 2018 GDP, while the funds needed for reconstruction are likely to exceed US$3.4 billion. Though significant, the damage in 2017 was much less than that suffered in the similarly powerful earthquake of 1985, when tens of thousands of lives were lost, thanks to the city’s investments in improved preventive protocols, early alarm systems, and emergency response capabilities. However, shortcomings surfaced in nearly every city system during the 2017 earthquake: transportation, governance, energy, communications, water, sanitation, and health infrastructure all failed to some degree. <a href="https://medium.com/urban-resilience-prospectus-latin-america-and-the/mexico-city-mexico-seismic-resilience-recovery-plan-60b5dea95aea">Click Here</a>