According to a doctoral study from the University of Guadalajara (UdeG ), real estate developments contribute to segregation and generate feelings of dispossession among the inhabitants of Puerto Vallarta.
These urban changes transgress the traditional image of Puerto Vallarta and causes a remarkable separation between the local inhabitants and tourists, according to Dr. José Alfonso Baños Francia, academic from the University Center of the Coast (CUCosta), who carried out the study on residential segregation in the tourist area of the city, as part of his doctoral thesis in City, Territory and Sustainability of the University Center of Art, Architecture and . . .
