ECONOMICS UNIQUENESS

Public
sector
Designation as
Historic
Patrimonial
Area.
Inscription in
the UNESCO
WHL.
Source: Quartessan and Romis 2011.
Preparation of
a first heritage
buildings
catalogue.
B: Oaxaca
Special plan for
the historic
center.
Habitat program
combining
federal, state,
and city
government
resources.
The state
government
started the
repaving
program.
A specific
A second
management
catalogue of
plan for the
heritage
historic center
buildings
was developed.
was created.
Private
and
civil
society
sector
The NGO Casa
de la Ciudad
was created.
1976 1987 1987 1990 1994 1998 2003 2004 2005 2007 2007
In March 1976 Oaxaca The Compila-
In 2007,
the federal achieved the tion of this fi rst
the city
government inscription in catalogue start-
government in
designated the WHL within ed right after
collaboration
Oaxaca as a the fi rst Mexi- the inscription
with INAH de-
Historic Patrican sites as in the Unesco
veloped a new
monial Area. early as 1987 – WHL.
catalogue of
“Historic Centre
heritage
of Oaxaca and
buildings,
Archaeological
including
Site of Monte
colonial
Albán”.
buildings as
well as those
built at the
beginning of
the 20 th
The Alfredo Restoration of
Harp Helú the Santo
foundation was Domingo
created and church and
started monastery
rehabilitation of complex and
buildings in the reconversion in
historic center. cultural center.
This restoration This plan (Plan The Habitat
The program The idea of
acted as Parcial de Program
started in 2005 creating this
catalyst for the Conservación (2003–2009) is
and is still in plan (Plan de
mobilization del Centro a program of
process of Manejo para el
of resources. Histórico de la SEDESOL to
implementa- Centro Histórico
Local painter Ciudad de help reduce
tion. By 2009 de la Ciudad de
and civil society Oaxaca) ana- urban poverty
the repaving Oaxaca) came
leader Francisco lyzed specifi c and improve the
was completed from the need
Toledo and the problems and quality of life of
in the core of to meet
banker Alfredo suggested marginalized
the historic UNESCO
Harp supported concrete solu- urban dwellers
center. guidelines and
the construction tions for this by combining
answer specfi c
of the cultural complex area. the goals of
problems
center. Starting
social policy
related to the
from this
with those of
historic center.
moment, public,
urban
INAH granted
private, and civil
development
the city century.
society sectors
and land-use
government an
have invested
policies
award for the
considerably in
implemented by
plan.
Oaxaca’s historic
the federal
center.
government.
international mixed public funds federal government state government city government private sector and civil society
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