Menyelesaikan masalah banjir rutin (dan kemacetan jalan) bisa merupakan tes akhir bagi setiap gubernur Jakarta. Sejak hari pertama di kantornya Jokowi dan Ahok telah menjadikan penanganan banjir sebagai prioritas utama. Mereka sangat menyadari dampak banjir yang dapat mematikan dan membuat Jakarta menjadi lumpuh. Diantara berbagai cara mengurangi dampak banjir adalah mengembalikan fungsi dam dam yang semula merupakan daerah penampungan air. Baca lebih lanjut.
Submitted by Riwanto Tirtosudarmo — Mon, 09/23/2013 – 14:42
Solving the problem of regular flooding (and traffic jams) could be the litmus test of any governor of Jakarta. Since the first day in office, Jokowi and Ahok have given top priority to resolving this flooding problem. They are very aware that the impact of flooding could be lethal and paralyzing for Jakarta. Among many other ways to reduce the impact of flooding, they are restoring the dams that were originally designed to be water catchment areas. Read more.
Submitted by Riwanto Tirtosudarmo — Mon, 09/23/2013 – 14:36
Dharavi Redevelopment Plan (DRP) stands physically at the center of the city and metaphorically at the nexus of a debate over the future of redevelopment. On the one hand is the government’s grand scheme to join hands with private developers to rehouse the poor in free 225-square-foot flats, using the leftover space to construct luxury buildings that can be sold at market rates. Activists who stand opposed to this model say the DRP fails to acknowledge that the issue is more complex: the one-square kilometer is also home to thousands of small-scale businesses, often sharing spaces with residential plots. The mixed-use, low-rise settlement is a typology that many neighborhoods all over the world envy. Read more or join the discussion.
Submitted by Carlin Carr — Mon, 09/23/2013 – 00:00
La concesión de subsidios a las poblaciones más desfavorecidas, sobre todo en el ámbito de los servicios públicos, es un mecanismo ampliamente utilizado en América latina para combatir la fuerte desigualdad social. En Colombia se ha utilizado un mecanismo singular: la división de las ciudades en estratos. Esta idea, que se empezó a considerar en los años 80, se comenzó a aplicar en las grandes ciudades a partir de la aprobación en 1994 de la ley de Servicios Públicos. Aunque el marco legal es estatal, las ciudades tienen un amplio margen a la hora de escoger los criterios concretos para determinar la estratificación dentro de sus perímetros urbanos. Bogotá se dividió en 6 estratos, el máximo permitido por la ley. El estrato 6 refleja un mayor poder adquisitivo, y el 1 el menor poder adquisitivo de la ciudad. Los residentes de los estratos 5 y 6 pagan una sobretasa en los servicios públicos, que se utiliza para subsidiar, de forma decreciente, los costes de los servicios para los residentes en estratos 1 a 3. En el estrato 4 los residentes pagan el precio real de los servicios. También se aplica una sobretasa si se supera un volumen máximo establecido. Leer más o discutir.
Subsidies are one of the most widely used tools in the fight against social inequality in Latin America. Utilities are often subsidized in one way or another. Colombia adopted a unique formula for the distribution of subsidies: the official stratification of housing. Under this system cities are legally divided in different layers or estratos (strata, in a literal translation). This idea originated in the 1980s, and was implemented with the enactment of the 1994 Ley de Servicios Publicos (a law regulating the utilities in Colombia). Under this law cities have considerable say in determining the specific criteria by which stratification is implemented. Bogotá was divided into six different layers, the maximum number allowed by law. Layer 6 represents the wealthiest areas in the city, while layer 1 represents the poorest sectors. Under the system, residents in layers 5 and 6 pay a surcharge in their utilities bill. This surcharge is used directly to subsidize the utilities to residents of layers 1, 2 and 3. Residents in layer 4 areas pay the real cost of the services. There is also a surcharge for heavy users of resources, to be paid once they reach their monthly maximum allowance. Read more or join the discussion.
Submitted by Jorge Bela — Mon, 09/23/2013 – 00:00
A discussão desta semana sobre processos de mapeamento destaca o trabalho de Curitiba e sua metodologia de mapeio das comunidades beneficiadas pelos programas de melhoria de bairros. Aquele processo está liderado principalmente pelo governo local; as comunidades participam também mais com um papel de verificação de informação e apresentação de sugestões. Para algumas pessoas esta é uma abordagem de “cima para baixo”; para outras, existe um valor importante no amplo conhecimento das comunidades carentes por parte da Prefeitura e do papel fundamental dos assistentes sociais nas comunidades. Qual é sua opinião? Leia mais o discutir.
This week’s discussion of mapping practices will focus on Curitiba and the way it conducts the mapping of communities for neighborhood upgrading interventions. The mapping process is led by the local government and involves the communities, mostly for verification of information and to address their main needs. Some may see this as a “top down approach”; others see the value added in the governments’ adequate knowledge of communities and the key role of social workers. We welcome your thoughts on this issue — please join the conversation. Read more or join the discussion.
Submitted by Catalina Gomez — Mon, 09/23/2013 – 00:00
Today at least two trajectories in contemporary mapping practices can be identified in South Africa (SA). The first is a ‘quantitative’ mapping (i.e. mapping more), necessitated by the scale and complexity of the modern city. The second — and less mainstream — trajectory is ‘qualitative’, engaging lived realities and needs on the ground rather than at a distance. Read more or join the discussion.
Submitted by Tariq Toffa — Mon, 09/23/2013 – 00:00
El mapeo comunitario acerca a las personas a su entorno para conocer su historia, necesidades y las propias narrativas de la comunidad para incidir en su desarrollo. En este sentido, el departamento de Ciencias del Comportamiento y del Desarrollo de la Universidad de las Américas> en la Ciudad de México, desarrolló un mapeo comunitario para identificar la incidencia del entorno en la comunidad de Nezahualcóyotl, basado en la teoría ecológica de Urie Bronfenbrenner, quien sustenta que los sistemas y el ambiente local influyen el cambio de conducta en el sujeto y esto a su vez en el cambio de desarrollo en el entorno. Este estudio, realizado por Suzette Aglot, describió el proceso relacional entre el sujeto y la comunidad de San Agustín Atlapulco, y definió los factores que hacen vulnerable a esta comunidad. Así mismo, de acuerdo a la autora, una de las herramientas del análisis de la salud comunitaria es el proceso de mapeo ecológico social. Este proceso intenta representar las interrelaciones entre condiciones y eventos que tienen lugar en el ambiente inmediato del individuo (v.gr., la casa, la familia, y los amigos), así como en ambientes más amplios y distantes (v.gr., el trabajo, la escuela, los hospitales y la distribución de bienes y servicios del que toma parte). Leer más o discutir.
Community mapping brings people closer to their environment to understand its history, needs, and development. The Department of Social and Developmental Sciences of the Universidad de las Américas of Mexico City developed a community mapping project based on Urie Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory to identify the impact of the environment in the Nezahuacóyotl community. Bronfenbrenner’s theory states that systems and the local environment influence the subject’s change in behavior, which in turn changes the development of the environment. Suzette Aglot conducted a study in San Agustín Atlapulco, located in Nezahualcóyotl, to describe this process between the subject and the community, as well as the factors that make the community vulnerable. According to Aglot, the process of social ecological mapping is a tool of community health analysis. This process attempts to represent the interrelations between conditions and events that take place in the immediate environment of the individual (e.g., home, family and friends), as well as in broad and distant environments (e.g., work, school, hospitals). Read more or discuss.
Submitted by Maria Fernanda Carvallo — Mon, 09/23/2013 – 00:00
منصة المبادرات العمرانية بالقاهرة، موقع أطلقه مختبر عمران القاهرة للتصميم والدراسات “كِلَسّتَر” مؤخراً باللغتين العربية والإنجليزية، “تضم المنصة مبادرات متعددة في الهندسة المعماريّة والفنون والتنمية العمرانيّة والمبادرات الحقوقية وتلك متعددة التخصصات التي تتناول موضوعات تتعلّق بالمدينة والبيئة العمرانيّة والمساحات العامّة في القاهرة.” عبر استخدام خريطة تفاعلية تتيح للمستخدمين إضافة مبادرات جديدة كنوع من الخرائط التعاونية.
The Cairo Urban Initiatives Platform (CUIP) is a newly-launched bilingual Arabic/English online platform produced by the Cairo Lab for Urban Studies, Training and Environmental Research (CLUSTER). It “includes the multiple architecture, art, advocacy, urban development, and interdisciplinary initiatives addressing issues related to the city, the urban environment and public space in Cairo,” and uses an interactive map that allows users to list new initiatives in a crowdmapping project. Read more or join the discussion.
Submitted by Mohamed Adel — Mon, 09/23/2013 – 00:00
As manifestações promovidas pelos brasileiros no mês de Junho repercutiram em todo o mundo. “Acordamos” diziam os cartazes. Com o desejo de ter maior participação nas decisões de políticas públicas e contra algumas medidas realizadas no âmbito municipal, estadual e nacional, os jovens mostraram sua indignação com o poder público brasileiro. Leia mais.
The Brazilian protests in June were broadcast worldwide. “We have awoken” was written on posters. In search of a stronger voice on the decisions of public policies and against some measures taken by the government (city, state and federal), the youth showed their resentment. Read more.
Submitted by Editor — Tue, 09/17/2013 – 00:00
Many rural traditions and customs carry over into urban life for India’s migrant communities. Local festivals, artisanal expertise, and languages turn Mumbai’s slums into vibrantly diverse amalgamations of India’s villages. The city also offers greater freedom from the strict caste structures of rural areas, and the role and freedoms of women in Mumbai’s slums often change as well. In fact, the autonomy that women gain as they move from rural to urban India provides insights into their healthcare choices, especially when it comes to reproductive care. Read more or join the discussion.
Submitted by Carlin Carr — Mon, 09/16/2013 – 00:00