Social Occupation of the space in the State of Tlaxcala, Mexico, 1980-2017

Currently, the state of Tlaxcala faces major challenges in terms of territorial planning and urban management. Since the last third of the last century, it has experienced a rapid population increase in the rural towns that make up the periphery of their cities, which translates into a rapid urbanization of the state, but also great challenges to face this demographic transition. This study aims to explain the process of urbanization of the metropolitan area of the state between 1980 and 2017 using the available statistical information and based on various theories of urban development, with the aim of carrying out a characterization of the territorial system with the existing information, and incorporate the analysis of the different interactions of the natural, social, economic and legal systems that influence the population dynamics of Tlaxcala, to subsequently make a diagnosis of the state and identify the main weaknesses of the current urban development model. Finally, a proposal is made to orient the territorial ordering of the state, which lands in the specific needs of infrastructure, services and development strategies required to achieve an efficient, orderly and sustainable integration of the rural localities to the metropolitan region of Tlaxcala