Magdalena Del Rio Godinez MA Urban Design 2025

Water and the Morphology of Informal Settlements: Hydrological influences on urban form in Nezahualcóyotl, Chalco, and Chimalhuacán

This thesis explores how hydrological conditions, governance practices and spatial adaptation shape the morphology of informal settlements in former lakebed areas of Mexico City, using a comparative framework informed by assemblage theory, deterritorialisation and the right to the city.