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| Secretaría de Desarrollo Territorial y Urbano (Sedatu) | |
|---|---|
| Name | Secretaría de Desarrollo Territorial y Urbano |
| Native name | Secretaría de Desarrollo Territorial y Urbano |
| Formed | 2013 |
| Jurisdiction | Mexico |
| Headquarters | Mexico City |
| Minister | -- |
Secretaría de Desarrollo Territorial y Urbano (Sedatu) The Secretaría de Desarrollo Territorial y Urbano (Sedatu) is a Mexican federal ministry responsible for urban development, territorial planning, and housing policy. It operates within the federal administration alongside the Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público, Secretaría de Desarrollo Agrario, Territorial y Urbano, and collaborates with state and municipal entities such as the Gobierno del Estado de Jalisco and the Ciudad de México authorities. Sedatu coordinates programs related to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía, Comisión Nacional de Vivienda, and national infrastructure projects including those influenced by the Plan Nacional de Desarrollo.
Sedatu was established in 2013 during the administration of Enrique Peña Nieto as part of a reorganization that involved institutions like the Secretaría de Desarrollo Agrario, Territorial y Urbano and the Instituto Nacional del Suelo Sustentable. Its creation followed policy debates tied to the Pacto por México and reforms influenced by international examples such as the New Urbanism movement and models from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (UK). Sedatu’s early years intersected with programs initiated under presidents Felipe Calderón and Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and its evolution has been shaped by rulings from the Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación and legislation such as the Ley General de Asentamientos Humanos, Ordenamiento Territorial y Desarrollo Urbano.
Sedatu’s organizational chart includes secretarial offices, undersecretariats, and decentralized agencies comparable to entities like the Banco Nacional de Obras y Servicios Públicos and the Instituto del Fondo Nacional de la Vivienda para los Trabajadores. Key internal bodies align with ministries such as the Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes and the Secretaría del Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales. Regional coordination occurs with state secretariats (e.g., Secretaría de Desarrollo Urbano y Vivienda de Nuevo León) and municipal planning departments in cities like Monterrey, Guadalajara, and Puebla. Sedatu oversees commissions and trusts that echo structures in organizations like the Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo and the Naciones Unidas Hábitat.
Sedatu’s mandates include territorial planning, urban policy, housing promotion, and the regulation of land use in line with the Ley General de Asentamientos Humanos, Ordenamiento Territorial y Desarrollo Urbano. It designs programs that intersect with the Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal, the Consejo Nacional de Población, and the Comisión Nacional para el Desarrollo de los Pueblos Indígenas (now the Comisión Nacional para el Desarrollo de los Pueblos Indígenas y Comunidades Afromexicanas). Sedatu coordinates with international bodies such as the Banco Mundial, Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo, and Naciones Unidas agencies to implement housing standards influenced by documents like the Agenda 2030 and the Hábitat III outcomes.
Major Sedatu initiatives have included urban regeneration programs modeled after projects in Barcelona, Curitiba, and Medellín, as well as housing schemes similar to programs in Chile and Colombia. Notable initiatives involve slum upgrading aligned with Hábitat III recommendations, metropolitan planning in areas including the Valle de México and the Zona Metropolitana de Guadalajara, and collaboration on resilience projects related to events like Huracán Patricia and seismic responses comparable to efforts after the Terremoto de 2017 en México. Sedatu has administered funds for public space recovery, social housing projects akin to those in Brasil, and land regularization programs referencing precedents from Perú.
Sedatu’s budget is allocated through the federal budget approved by the Cámara de Diputados and overseen by the Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público and audited by the Auditoría Superior de la Federación. Funding sources include federal appropriations, credits from institutions like the Banco Nacional de Obras y Servicios Públicos, and loans or grants from the Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo and the Banco Mundial. Budgetary decisions have been debated in legislative forums such as sessions of the Congreso de la Unión and scrutinized in reports from the Cámara de Senadores.
Sedatu has faced criticism in contexts similar to controversies involving the Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía and other federal bodies: allegations of misallocation mirrored in reports by the Auditoría Superior de la Federación, disputes over land titling invoking cases before the Tribunal Federal de Justicia Administrativa, and debates about displacement and gentrification echoing critiques seen in Ciudad de México and Guadalajara. High-profile controversies have involved coordination with state administrations such as those in Oaxaca and Veracruz, and public protests comparable to movements like the Movimiento por la Paz con Justicia y Dignidad and community claims represented in proceedings at the Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos.
Sedatu engages in bilateral and multilateral cooperation with organizations including the Banco Mundial, Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo, Naciones Unidas Hábitat, and foreign ministries such as the United States Department of State and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Spain). International agreements have addressed climate resilience consistent with the Acuerdo de París and sustainable urban development tied to the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development. Collaborative projects have included technical exchanges with cities like Barcelona, Medellín, Bogotá, and institutions such as the Harvard Graduate School of Design and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Category:Government of Mexico Category:Housing ministries Category:Urban planning in Mexico