Draft Deposited ¡El Yunque se levanta! Interdisciplinarity and activism at the La Mina petroglyph site

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rhianna C. Rogers ◽  
James W. Schuetz ◽  
Rex Cauldwell
Keyword(s):  
Puerto Rico ◽  
National Forest ◽  
Interdisciplinary Work ◽  
The People ◽  
Activist Anthropology

This interdisciplinary work utilizes ethnoarchaeology, ethnogeology, and activist anthropology to analyse the La Mina site, a previously unrecorded petroglyph site near the El Yunque National Forest in Municipio de Naguabo, Puerto Rico. This work highlights the importance of the site and the people who created and continue to protect them.

A View from Inside: Understanding Puerto Rico Cockfighting

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-37
Author(s):  
Úrsula A. Aragunde-Kohl ◽  
Yahaira Segarra-González ◽  
Liza M. Meléndez-Samó ◽  
Ivemarie Hernández-Rivera ◽  
Carolina Quiles-Peña
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Puerto Rico ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Federal Government ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
The United States ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Beliefs And Practices ◽  
The Third ◽  
The People

Abstract The purpose of this research was to better understand the beliefs and practices that the residents of Puerto Rico have regarding cockfighting, including their perception of the recently passed prohibition against nonhuman animal fighting on the island. It had an exploratory descriptive design consisting of three phases, where the qualitative data obtained from phase one would guide the process of identifying variables that could be measured. In the second phase, an instrument was developed, and in the third, it was administered. Most of the participants agreed with the prohibition of cockfighting in Puerto Rico and that it was necessary. The data showed that there is a disconnect between what the federal government of the United States legislated, what the local government and agencies that were supposed to enforce the prohibition did with the legislation, and what the people directly affected by the legislation received for education and guidance.

scholarly journals Engaging for Puerto Rico: #RickyRenuncia (and #RickySeQueda) during El Verano del 19 and digital identities

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danilo T Perez-Rivera ◽  
Christopher Torres Lugo ◽  
Alexis R Santos-Lozada
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Puerto Rico ◽  
Social Activism ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Political ◽  
Digital Revolution ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
Puerto Rican Diaspora

Between July 13-24, 2019 the people of Puerto Rico took the streets after a series of corruption scandals shocked the political establishment. The social uprising resulted in the ousting of the Governor of Puerto Rico (Dr. Ricardo Rosselló, Ricky), the resignation of the majority of his staff something unprecedented in the history of Puerto Rico; this period has been called El Verano del 19 (Summer of 19). Social media played a crucial role in both the organization and dissemination of the protests, marches, and other activities that occurred within this period. Puerto Ricans in the island and around the world engaged in this social movement through the digital revolution mainly under the hashtag #RickyRenuncia (Ricky Resign), with a small counter movement under the hashtag #RickySeQueda (Ricky will stay). The purpose of this study is to illustrate the magnitude and grass roots nature of the political movement’s social media presence, as well as their characteristics of the population of both movements and their structures. We found that #RickyRenuncia was used approximately one million times in the period of analysis while #RickySeQueda barely reached 6,000 tweets. Particularly, the pervasiveness of cliques in the #RickySeQueda show concentrations of authority dedicated to its propagation, whilst the #RickyRenuncia propagation was much more distributed and decentralized with little to no interaction between significant nodes of authority. Noteworthy was the role of the Puerto Rican diaspora in the United States of America and around the world, contributing close to 40% of all geo-located tweets. Finally, we found that the Twitter followers of the former governor had indicators of being composed of two distinct populations: 1) those active in social media and 2) those who follow the account but who are not active participants of the social network. We discuss the implications of these findings on the interpretation of emergence, structure and dissemination of social activism and countermovement to these activities in the context of Puerto Rico.

scholarly journals Yfirfærsla á málaflokki fatlaðs fólks frá ríki til sveitarfélaga: Með sérstakri áherslu á stærsta sveitarfélagið, Reykjavík

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 443
Author(s):  
Freydís Jóna Freysteinsdóttir ◽  
Gylfi Jónsson
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Considerable Improvement ◽  
The State ◽  
Municipal Services ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
Interdisciplinary Work ◽  
The People ◽  
The Right ◽  
To Receive

The aim of this study was to examine how the transfer of the affairs of disabled people from the state to the municipalities had proceeded. The process of the transfer was examined and then the largest municipality, Reykjavík, was chosen for a closer examination on the policy and implementation concerning services for disabled people. A qualitative study was conducted in the autumn of 2012. Eight interviews were taken with key professionals who had been involved directly in the transfer or worked on the affairs of disabled people before or after the transfer. A specialist in the affairs of disabled people was interviewed at the Ministry of Welfare and at the Association of Local Authorities in Iceland. Furthermore, a key professional was interviewed in each of the six municipal services in Reykjavík. The interviewees believed that having decided on and gone through with the transfer was the right thing to do. They believed that services closer to the people who need it would be a better choice. The person that uses the services only needs to go to one place in order to receive it, instead of two as before. However, the interviewees had not seen a considerable improvement in the services as expected. A considerable additional funds are needed for the affair. The transition from the state to the municipalities was not sufficiently prepared. The affairs of disabled people requires a lot of interdisciplinary work as well, which the interviewees thought was proceeding well.

Controls on Soil Carbon Stocks in El Yunque National Forest, Puerto Rico

2014 ◽  
Vol 79 (1) ◽  
pp. 294-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. H. Johnson ◽  
Hao Xing Xing ◽  
F. N. Scatena
Keyword(s):  
Puerto Rico ◽  
Soil Carbon ◽  
Carbon Stocks ◽  
National Forest ◽  
Soil Carbon Stocks

Editorials: The Field Investigator's Problems

1954 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-3
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Puerto Rico ◽  
West Africa ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
The People

In this issue the editors present a series of articles which, in a number of ways, point up the problems that confront the field investigator. Against the backdrop of Jamaica, Puerto Rico, West Africa, Talladega, Alabama, "Springdale," New York, and a factory in New York, our authors consider methods of conducting field studies and the various ways the people studied manifest their intractability.

scholarly journals The Integration of TLS and Continuous GPS to Study Landslide Deformation: A Case Study in Puerto Rico

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Wang ◽  
D. Philips ◽  
J. Joyce ◽  
F. Rivera
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Puerto Rico ◽  
Laser Scanning ◽  
Surface Deformation ◽  
Retaining Wall ◽  
National Forest ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Landslide Deformation ◽  
Continuous Gps

The Integration of TLS and Continuous GPS to Study Landslide Deformation: A Case Study in Puerto RicoTerrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) and Global Positioning System (GPS) technologies provide comprehensive information on ground surface deformation in both spatial and temporal domains. These two data sets are critical inputs for geometric and kinematic modeling of landslides. This paper demonstrates an integrated approach in the application of TLS and continuous GPS (CGPS) data sets to the study of an active landslide on a steep mountain slope in the El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico. Major displacements of this landslide in 2004 and 2005 caused the closing of one of three remaining access roads to the national forest. A retaining wall was constructed in 2009 to restrain the landslide and allow the road reopen. However, renewed displacements of the landslide in the first half of 2010 resulted in deformation and the eventual rupture of the retaining wall. Continuous GPS monitoring and two TLS campaigns were performed on the lower portion of the landslide over a three-month period from May to August 2010. The TLS data sets identified the limits and total volume of themoving mass, while the GPS data quantified the magnitude and direction of the displacements. A continuous heavy rainfall in late July 2010 triggered a rapid 2-3 meter displacement of the landslide that finally ruptured the retaining wall. The displacement time series of the rapid displacement is modeled using a fling-step pulse from which precise velocity and acceleration time series of the displacement are derived. The data acquired in this study have demonstrated the effectiveness and power of the integrating TLS and continuous GPS techniques for landslide studies.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document