"Collaborative survey records the restoration processes of the city's colonial, 19th- and 20th-century monuments. Contains information on the number of buildings in Mexico City classified and slated to be classified as monuments, percentages of financial contributions, and types of restoration projects. Also examines the participation of city residents in restoration projects and the impacat of the projects on them. Chapters discuss particular sections of the city, the esthetic of urban harmony, the improvement of the public market, and the problems of vehicular traffic. Good color photographs, some full-page"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.