MANAGEMENT OF HERITAGE BUILDINGS AND URBAN RENEWAL MEGAPROJECTS TWO CASE STUDIES: MITIKAH Y BPS

Abstract

For a long time, cities have served as an object of study for disciplines such as anthropology, law, economics, history, among others. In this research, a comparison of four cities of similarities and contrasts in the state of Sonora, northwest of Mexico, is constructed and described. The study of these cities stands out due to the historical moment to which their foundation is linked and which, in addition, is reflected in their morphological characteristics that make them identifiable from one another. Empalme and Ciudad Obregón, young cities barely over a hundred years in existence, emerged as a resulta of the incipient industrialization that began during the Porfiriato and developed in the substitution production processes adopted in the country after the revolutionary stage, establishing both towns as centers for the construction and maintenance of the railway and agricultural development. For their part, the cities of Guaymas and Hermosillo have their origins in the colonial era, in a passage of history characterized by the controversial colonizing-evangelizing process and constant conflicts with native peoples of the region.
For this reason, the beginnings of the latter revolve around encomiendas, temple buildings, prisons, and the effort to spread mercantilism.