¿La participación ciudadana se ha integrado al proceso de planificación turística en Cancún, México?

Abstract

This article will present the conceptual framework of tourism planning on the Mexican coastline that has been based on the principles of the city and regional planning system in the UK. In a forty-year lifespan, this process has evolved from being controlled by Central Government to allowing public participation. This study will focus on the Punta Cancun Plan, which is the main commercial node in the touristic zone of Cancun. This article will highlight issues related to the original methodology and possible contradictions between rigidity and rigour in the urban planning method for the most important commercial zone in Cancun. Nowadays the methodology has allowed the introduction of diverse actors to the city planning scene. Though questions have been raised about the extent to which public participation could be introduced and controlled in the planning process and what it is the best practice to introduce flexibility without risking the public interest in urban and tourist planning.