Abstract

NARVAEZ MONTOYA, Óscar Luis. Population Ageing and its Effects on the Urban Equipment Requirements for Basic Education in Aguascalientes, Mexico. Estud. demogr. urbanos [online]. 2012, vol.27, n.1, pp.119-152. ISSN 2448-6515.  https://doi.org/10.24201/edu.v27i1.1407.

This article describes trends in the effects of demographic ageing on urban equipment requirements in the specific context of the city of Aguascalientes, Mexico, in 2030. In particular, it deals with the urban equipment of basic education: kindergartens, elementary and junior high schools. As for the scope and limitations of the study, the former concerns the demonstration of the effects of demographic ageing on future needs for material support in the basic education sub-system, while the latter, which the paper does not examine, concern the useful effect of this material support in regard to basic education. The methodology is based on the creation of a system of geographic information and the analysis of statistical data from official sources. The scope and current capacity of urban equipment features were determined on the basis of reports from the Urban Equipment System of Guidelines, while future requirements were calculated using demographic forecasts from the National Population Council. The results show the modifications of the needs for these aspects of urban equipment derived from demographic trends and lead to the proposal of recommendations for measures to cope with this new challenge in the country’s cities.

Keywords : demographic ageing; urban equipment; town planning; gerontological studies; city of Aguascalientes.