Introduction

In Harm's Way ◽  
2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Javier Auyero ◽  
María Fernanda Berti
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Violence ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Urban Poor ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Buenos Aires ◽  
Collective Trauma ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Adults And Children ◽  
Forms Of Violence ◽  
The City

This book focuses on the collective trauma created by the constant and implacable interpersonal violence in Arquitecto Tucci, a marginalized neighborhood in the outskirts of the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It examines the hows and whys of the copresence and concatenations of different forms of violence that encircle the lives of the urban poor in the community. It considers the ways in which scared residents—men and women, adults and children—establish routines and weave relations to cope with (and respond to) the constant danger that besieges them and their beloved ones by exercising what anthropologists Veena Das and Michael Lambek call “ordinary ethics.” This introduction provides an overview of violence in urban areas in Latin America, the book's ethnographic reconstruction of violence at the urban margins, the research method used, and the chapters that follow.

scholarly journals Invisible Housing-“housing” as envisioned by the urban poor in Jakarta

2018 ◽  
Vol 67 ◽  
pp. 04031
Author(s):  
Mukti Andriyanto ◽  
Triatno Yudo Harjoko
Keyword(s):  
Urban Poor ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Urban Land ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
River Bank ◽  
Healthy Family ◽  
To Come ◽  
No Man's Land ◽  
The City ◽  
Dominant Paradigm

This paper seeks to challenge the dominant paradigm on housing only as an standarized object for living. For the urban poor, urbanity is conceived as petromax that attracts them to come to the city striving for fortune. What really matters is how they could get access to space or “a piece of land” (lahan) in the city,which may not mean it housing let alone home. A house is imagined as a shelter that lets them engage with economic activities within. It does not have all the basic facilities needed to raise a healthy family as understood and believed by politicians, bureaucrats and those in the property business. The research method used in this projects in order to discover the metaphysical phenomena of invisible housing is a grounded method. The idea of invisible housing is uncovered through an emic approach of investigations to the respondents. Findings have shown that the urban poor perceive urbanity as space of existence. Open lahan or open urban land (such as on river bank) perceived as “no man’s land” for them to utilize.

scholarly journals Mental health in Argentina

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 64-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Moldavsky ◽  
Ceri Savage ◽  
Enrique Stein ◽  
Andy Blake
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
South America ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Buenos Aires ◽  
Metropolitan Areas ◽  
The World ◽  
The City

Argentina, the second largest country in South America is a federation of 23 provinces and its capital, the autonomous city of Buenos Aires. Its population is a little over 40 million, 50% of whom reside in its five largest metropolitan areas. The rural areas are extensively under-populated. The city of Buenos Aires and its suburb contain 15.5 million inhabitants, making it one of the largest urban areas in the world.

scholarly journals Imaginarios urbanos en áreas protegidas de la ciudad de Mar del Plata, Argentina

2021 ◽  
pp. 185-204
Author(s):  
María Belén Loyza ◽  
Ignacio Mariano Azcue Vigil
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Buenos Aires ◽  
Nature Management ◽  
Urban Centers ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Secondary Information ◽  
The City ◽  
Urban Places

Las reservas naturales dentro de las áreas urbanas brindan servicios ecosistémicos a la población y son de gran importancia para lograr la sostenibilidad urbana. El objetivo del presente artículo es analizar cómo estas áreas protegidas son comprendidas por los habitantes de la ciudad, tomando como caso de estudio la Reserva Natural Puerto Mar del Plata (RNPMdP) y la Reserva Forestal Bosque Peralta Ramos (BPR), ambas pertenecientes al partido de General Pueyrredon (Buenos Aires, Argentina). Con la finalidad de recuperar aquellos imaginarios urbanos que guían las prácticas de las personas, se recurre a fuentes de información primaria y secundaria, como entrevistas en profundidad y documentos oficiales, utilizando una metodología cualitativa de investigación. El miedo asociado a la naturaleza “salvaje”, la búsqueda de control y orden, la tranquilidad de alejarse de los centros urbanos y refugiarse en lugares del periurbano y las diferentes percepciones sobre la gestión en espacios públicos y privados de naturaleza urbana son algunos de los imaginarios abordados. Tomando en cuenta los problemas de conservación que enfrentan las áreas protegidas urbanas, estudiar cómo son comprendidas es necesario para una correcta gestión ambiental urbana.   Abstract Nature reserves within urban areas provide ecosystem services to the population. They have great importance to achieve urban sustainability. The objective of this article is to analyze how these protected areas are understood by the inhabitants of the city, taking as a case study two reserves located in general Pueyrredon, Buenos Aires, Argentina: “Reserva Natural Puerto Mar del Plata” and “Reserva Forestal Bosque Peralta Ramos”. In order to recover the urban imaginaries that guide the practices of people, the research bases on aqualitative research methodology, employing primary and secondary information sources, such as in-depth interviews and official documents. The fear associated with the “wild” nature, the search for control and order, the tranquility of moving away from urban centers and taking refuge in peri-urban places and the different perceptions about urban nature management in public and private spaces are some of the imaginary addressed. Taking into consideration the conservation problems faced by urban protected areas, it is important to study how these spaces are understood, for proper urban environmental management.

scholarly journals Crisis and Hope among the World’s Urban Poor: Religion responds to Covid-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Grace R. Dyrness
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Urban Poor ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Faith Communities ◽  
Religious Communities ◽  
Household Water ◽  
Resilient Communities ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Women And Children ◽  
The City

We are living in unprecedented times of migration flows. There are over 271.6 million international migrants globally, most of them women and children under the age of 19, most of whom move to cities causing fast growth in urban areas, particularly in the informal settlements and slums, places of poverty, densely populated with inadequate household water and sanitation, little or no waste management, overcrowded public transport and limited access to formal health care facilities. As they seek to establish themselves in the city, many migrants turn to religion for support. Faith communities become places where they can find 1) a source of community; 2) where resources are available to meet their needs; 3) for support in times of trouble; and 4) where praying becomes a resource for survival. As the Covid-19 pandemic began spreading throughout the world and cities were locked down, people were requested to stay in their homes, but yet they had no income or food, causing hunger, anxiety, fear and violence. But once again faith communities, already on the ground, have responded, and from these responses are lessons to be learned on how to support bottom-up approaches that build resiliency and strengthen informal communities in times of crisis. 5 principal ways that religious communities are helping to build resilient cities: data collection, developing partnerships and networks, providing information and communication, inclusive and diverse engagement, and spiritual comfort and guidance. These types of responses create resilient communities than can withstand future pandemics.

scholarly journals Health Risk Associated with Exposure to PM10 and Benzene in Three Italian Towns

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (8) ◽  
pp. 1672 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonella De Donno ◽  
Mattia De Giorgi ◽  
Francesco Bagordo ◽  
Tiziana Grassi ◽  
Adele Idolo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Air Pollutants ◽  
Emission Reduction ◽  
Legal Limits ◽  
Adults And Children ◽  
The City ◽  
Mean Concentration ◽  
Inhalation Risk

Air pollution in urban areas is a major concern as it negatively affects the health of a large number of people. The purpose of this study was to assess the inhalation health risk for exposure to PM10 and benzene of the populations living in three Italian cities. Data regarding PM10 and benzene daily measured by “traffic” stations and “background” stations in Torino, Perugia, and Lecce during 2014 and 2015 were compared to the limits indicated in the Directive 2008/50/EC. In addition, an inhalation risk analysis for exposure to benzene was performed for adults and children by applying the standard United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (USEPA) methodology. The levels of PM10 detected in Torino exceeded the legal limits in both years with an increased mean concentration >10 µg/m3 comparing with background station. Benzene concentrations never exceeded the legislative target value. The increased cancer risk (ICR) for children exposed to benzene was greater than 1 × 10−6 only in the city of Torino, while for adults, the ICR was higher than 1 × 10−6 in all the cities. The results suggest the need for emission reduction policies to preserve human health from continuous and long exposure to air pollutants. A revision of legal limits would also be recommended.

scholarly journals The Use of Vibra Engine to Enhance Batako Industrial Quality at Urban Area

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Totok Dwi Kuryanto ◽  
Irawati Irawati ◽  
Nanang Saiful Rizal
Keyword(s):  
Urban Communities ◽  
Rural Community ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Urban Poor ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Concrete Compressive Strength ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Economic Level ◽  
The City

The main objective of the Technology for the Society (IbM) is aimed at addressing the main problems faced by approximately 200 urban poor, namely: (1) The location of the residence located on the edge of the city with a distance society of about 10 km from urban areas. (2) Low economic level or low income about Rp.600.000 / month so it can not meet the basic needs and lift the economy of the surrounding community. The specific target in this IbM program is to apply Batako engine utilization technology to improve the quality and quantity of local Batako production of marginalized urban communities which originally produced only Batako blocks of about 200 seeds to 1000 seeds per day and increased concrete compressive strength. from 175 Kg / cm2 to 225 Kg / cm2, thereby increasing employment for the surrounding communities and increasing the income of business actors and partner workers. The method of implementation to solve the problems of the program partners of IbM is to increase the added value of community income through the utilization of Batako chili type which includes the stages: (a) Thesocialization of Batako IbM program; (b) Preparing social prerequisites, such as strengthening rural community groups, groups and forums as a medium to meet and solve problems faced by farmers or the poor; (c) Implementation of Batako IbM program, supported by related institutions (Dinas Cipta Karya Kabupaten Lumajang and University (Faculty of Engineering, Muhammadiyah University of Jember), and (d) Monitoring, evaluation and reporting.

scholarly journals The Harris Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus) in Urban Areas of Argentina: Arrival in Mar Del Plata City and Green Area Use in Buenos Aires City

Animals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1023
Author(s):  
Lucas M. Leveau
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Buenos Aires ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Urbanization Gradient ◽  
Green Area ◽  
Green Areas ◽  
Area Use ◽  
Parabuteo Unicinctus ◽  
The City

Urbanization has a negative impact on raptor species diversity and abundance. However, some species can adapt to urban areas, and the process of city colonization by raptors has been documented scarcely in the Northern Hemisphere. Information about city colonization by raptors in the Southern Hemisphere is null, and studies about habitat use by raptors are scarce. The objectives of this study were: (1) to describe an event of Harris Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus) arrival in Mar del Plata city, Argentina, and (2) to analyze its green area use in a recently colonized city, Buenos Aires. Long-term data collected during 2002–2019, along an urbanization gradient of Mar del Plata, was used to describe the city arrival by the Harris Hawk. Surveys of green areas in Buenos Aires were used to model the Harris Hawk occurrence in relation to green area size and isolation to other green spaces. The Harris Hawk arrival was observed during 2019, mainly in periurban areas of Mar del Plata, and at least three pairs were breeding. In Buenos Aires, the occurrence of the Harris Hawk in green areas was related to the proximity to other large green areas. The results obtained suggest the importance of green areas for raptor colonization in cities.

scholarly journals Determinants of Household Food Security in Urban Areas

JEJAK ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Ayu Mutiah ◽  
Istiqomah Istiqomah
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Urban Poor ◽  
Household Head ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
Household Size ◽  
Household Food Security ◽  
Household Food ◽  
Rice Policy ◽  
The City

Food security at household level is a very important precondition to foster the national and regional food security. Many people migrate to urban areas in the hope of improving their welfare. Generally people think that in the city there are more opportunities, but the opposite is true. The problem is more complex in the city especially for people who do not have adequate skills and education. This study aims to address whether age of household head, household size, education level of household head, income, and distribution of subsidized rice policy affect the food security of urban poor households in Purbalingga district. A hundred respondents were selected from four top villages in urban areas of Purbalingga with the highest level of poverty. Using binary logistic regression, this study finds significant positive effect of education of household head and household income and significant negative effect of household size and raskin on household food security, while age of household head has no significant effect on household food security. The results imply the need for increased awareness of family planning, education, improved skills, and increased control of the implementation of subsidized rice for the poor.

scholarly journals PENGGUNAAN MEDIA KOMUNIKASI DALAM SOSIALISASI PROGRAM URBAN FARMING DI KOTA SURABAYA

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Henny Sri Mulyani ◽  
Herlina Agustin
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Open Space ◽  
Urban Farming ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Poor Families ◽  
The Media ◽  
The City ◽  
Control Tool

Communication media is a source of power, a control tool that can be utilized as a substitute for poweror other resources, besides the media is a vehicle that plays a role to socialize the events of communitylife both individually and collectively. To provide food availability independently and sustainably itneeds a breakthrough program through the concept of gardening in the yard of the house or the use ofempty land for planting productive crops. The purpose of research to find out how the background ofmedia usage, type of media used and the form of presentation of messages used in the socialization ofurban farming program in the city of Surabaya. The research method used is descriptive qualitativewith data collection interview, observation and literature study. The results showed that the delivery ofagricultural messages in urban areas from the Surabaya City Agriculture Office to poor families(Gakin) scattered in 31 sub-districts did not use mass media on the grounds that the gakin communityrarely mengengan radio, see television and read the print media so generally the delivery of directmessages done facilitator in this case PPL to poor community society by direct way of technicalguidance in the form of group. Media used more to media antarpersona communication. Messagedelivered on how to do urban farming activities for vegetables with a short harvest period ofapproximately one month, the use of narrow land in the yard so as to support household-scale foodsecurity and add green or green open space.

scholarly journals The Third Typology: The Development of Catuspatha of Denpasar City

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-14
Author(s):  
Km. Deddy Endra Prasandya ◽  
Made Wina Satria
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Natural Philosophy ◽  
Cultural Factors ◽  
The Third ◽  
Model Based ◽  
Social And Cultural Factors ◽  
The City

In Bali, crossroad or pempatan agung is not only seen as a channel of movement. Crossroad or better known as catuspatha in Balinese architecture has sacred meaning and values. In the days of the kingdoms, associated with its status as the center of the royal capital, catuspatha was functioned as the natah of the city. It was the center of citizen activities. Along with the development of times, technology, and the influence of economic, social and cultural factors, the catuspatha was increasingly experiencing development and changes. This study seeks to identify the development and changes of the catuspatha of Denpasar City based on the theory of The Third Typology by Anthony Vidler. The research method used is typical normative criticism which has the belief that buildings and urban areas are always built through a model based on the types of structural, functional, and shape. The results show that The Third Typology also applies to the catuspatha of Denpasar City, where its development and changes can be seen from three typologies, including the first typology which emphasizes natural philosophy, the second typology which is more modernist ideology, and the third typology neo rationalist which emphasizes on continuity of form and history.  

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