Provision of urban amenities and public works analysis in the City of Chihuahua, Mexico

Objective: Identify the basic geostatistical areas (AGEBS) that until 2019 are classified as priority attention areas, and carry out an analysis on the lack of equipment and assess indicators for monitoring the sustainable development of the municipality of Chihuahua in the urban environment.Design/methodology/approach: The methodology used was analytical-synthetic, bibliographic techniques and statistics to study the levels that are reflected at national and municipal level, as well as the indicators of areas with social backwardness, to contribute with proposals for the improvement  of these areas. Results: In the city of Chihuahua, Chih., marginalization levels were diagnosed, so it was detected that 3% of the city's population lives in areas where equipment is scarce or null, and this favors the low development of inhabitants found in these areas of the city.Limitations on study/implications: The distances that the different types of equipment have in the city were determined, and access to the different types of equipment that are considered as the most basic, such as education and health, remain within less accessible distances.Findings/conclusions: Present the compact, connected and close city model, densifying the main sub-centers of the city and optimizing the resources required for the provision, of either services or the infrastructure necessary for the provision of urban equipment, to prevent the city from continuing to grow disproportionately. Keywords: geostatistics, urban equipment, services, sustainable development.Objective: To identify the basic geostatistical areas (AGEBS) that until 2019 were classified as priority attention zones, in order to analyze the lack of amenities and to assess indicators for monitoring sustainable development in the urban area of the municipality of Chihuahua. Design/Methodology/Approach: An analytical-synthetic methodology was used. Bibliographical and statistical techniques were applied to study the levels that are reflected at the national and municipal scales, as well as the indicators of socially underdeveloped areas, in order to make proposals for their improvement. Results: Based on a diagnosis of the marginalization levels in the City of Chihuahua, Chih., 3% of the city population lives in areas with scarce or non-existent amenities, generating low development in its inhabitants. Study Limitations/Implications: The distances between the different types of amenities in the city were determined, as well as the access to essential amenities (i.e., education and health). These amenities are located at inaccessible distances. Findings/Conclusions: We would like to propose a compact and connected city model where amenities are nearby. This proposal includes the densification of the main sub-centers of the city, as well as the optimization of the required resources and the necessary infrastructure for the provision of services and urban equipment. The ultimate objective is to prevent the ongoing and disproportionate growth of the city