Peri-urban social housing in the Guadalajara area: An analysis of the Hacienda Santa Fe project in terms of residents’ levels of satisfaction
Reforms of Mexican social housing policies in the 1990s provoked a multiplication of residential projects in peripheral municipalities of the Guadalajara metropolitan region. Hacienda Santa Fe, in Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, is one of these projects. Based on the gated communities model, it responds to a strong demand for affordable housing; however, the project is located far away from established urban areas. To what extent does this particular project satisfy its residents? Based on a literature review and an exploratory survey of 60 residents, our paper presents an overview of the Hacienda Santa Fe project, completed by an assessment of resident satisfaction. Results show different levels of satisfaction with respect to housing characteristics, the immediate environment and the general neighbourhood, in both physical and social terms.