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Indigenous Women And Violence In Colombia Agency, Autonomy, And Territoriality, Clara Irazabal, Marcela Tovar-Restrepo

Clara Irazabal

The violence and de/reterritorializing strategies used by armed groups in Colombia disproportionally affect indigenous peoples, especially indigenous women, whose ethno-gender roles, forms of territoriality, agency, and autonomy are being altered. Conflict and new forms of territoriality restrict the satisfaction of ethno-gender-based material needs and interests, with negative impacts on women’s own and their families’ lives. At the same time, they offer some women new roles, agency, and autonomy and empowerment through individual and collective action. Policy makers should strive to open up these windows of opportunity for indigenous women while protecting them from the depredations of war.

Greenbacks For Building Green: Does A Lender For Sustainable Construction Projects Need To Make Adjustments To Its Current Practices?, Darren Prum

Darren A. Prum

In the development of real property, the availability of money to secure construction resources becomes an important factor for success. The construction loan plays a central role in providing funds to erect a building on real property, but a lender faces numerous exposures that might result in a loss. In evaluating a project to determine its viability and to uncover any exposure it might present, a lender will conduct an extensive underwriting review process and will use mitigation techniques through the construction loan agreement and disbursement requirements to reduce the perceived risks to an acceptable business level, for those developments …

Our Own Private Sustainable Community: Are Green Covenants, Conditions, And Restrictions A Viable Alternative To A More Environmentally Sustainable Future For Homeowners?, Darren Prum, Robert Aalberts

Darren A. Prum

Residential and commercial property owners have sought for centuries to develop and enrich their physical environment through private land use planning. In more recent decades, residential owners residing in community interest communities have been particularly active in crafting an evolving array of deed restrictions contained in Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions( CC&R’s). CC&R’s, which are generally created by the CIC developer , are mutually binding and enforceable against all those who live or conduct business in self-selected residential subdivisions or commercial developments . Importantly, CC&R’s are monitored sometimes quite forcefully, under the watchful eye of an empowered planned development association.

Although …

Aproximaciones A La Frontera, Fernando Carrión Mena Arq., Diana Mejía M.A., Johanna Espín M.A.

Fernando Carrión Mena

La inseguridad se ha convertido en uno de los temas más relevantes en las ciudades latinoamericanas, en parte debido al incremento de su magnitud, a las nuevas formas que asume y a los impactos sociales, económicos y ambientales que produce. Sin embargo, en las zonas de frontera, las cuales generalmente se encuentran alejadas de los centros urbanos principales, la situación tiene características aún más particulares y complejas. Ante esto, se hace necesario posicionar dicha problemática en el debate público, con la finalidad de conocer la realidad cotidiana de las poblaciones fronterizas, definir políticas públicas certeras y, además, reducir la distancia …

Aproximaciones A La Frontera, Fernando Carrión Mena Arq.

Fernando Carrión Mena

La inseguridad se ha convertido en uno de los temas más relevantes en las ciudades latinoamericanas, en parte debido al incremento de su magnitud, a las nuevas formas que asume y a los impactos sociales, económicos y ambientales que produce. Sin embargo, en las zonas de frontera, las cuales generalmente se encuentran alejadas de los centros urbanos principales, la situación tiene características aún más particulares y complejas. Ante esto, se hace necesario posicionar dicha problemática en el debate público, con la finalidad de conocer la realidad cotidiana de las poblaciones fronterizas, definir políticas públicas certeras y, además, reducir la distancia …

Erosión De La Institucionalidad Pública Como Parte De La Erosión Del Centro Histórico, Fernando Carrión Mena Arq.

Fernando Carrión Mena

Ni el patrimonio económico y cultural he­ redado del pasado, ni la importancia polí­ tica y los medios financieros que el Estado atribuya a sus ciudades serán suficientes si no se produce la movilización de sus pro­ pias fuerzas. Para lo cual se requiere que las ciudades dispongan de una fuerte identidad sociocultural y de un liderazgo político au­ tónomo y representativo y, sobre esta base, generen proyectos colectivos que propor­ cionen a la sociedad urbana la ilusión movi­ lizadora de todos sus recursos potenciales.

Con la vuelta de prioridad a la urbe construida, el centro histórico cobra un sentido …

Centro Histórico De Quito: ¿Patrimonio De La Humanidad O Del Mercado?, Fernando Carrión Mena Arq., Manuel Dammert Guardia Soc.

Fernando Carrión Mena

El centro histórico de Quito (CHQ) fue declarado en 1978 Patrimonio Cultural de la Humanidad por la UNESCO, como testimonio de la existencia y persistencia de los valores culturales e históricos, así como poseer una de las mayores densidades patrimoniales de los centros históricos de América Latina. Adicionalmente, el CHQ desde el año 1988, realiza una intervención importante que le ha llevado a ser reconocido por sujetos patrimoniales locales e internacionales como una experiencia de gestión urbana calificada de "exitosa", venida de la participación de actores públicos y privados; locales, nacionales e internacionales.

Estas dos características referentes a la ciudad …

El Ensamble De Las Infraestructuras Urbanas: El Desafío Para La Gestión Pública, Fernando Carrión Mena Arq.

Fernando Carrión Mena

Según el Diccionario de la Real Academia de la Lengua, ensamblar quiere de- cir «unir, juntar o ajustar»; sin embargo, en diferentes ámbitos puede tomar distintas connotaciones. Por ejemplo, en la lingüística explica la estructura de una oración; en la informática permite la integración de sistemas infor- máticos o construir una computadora a partir de sus partes; y en la música, un ensamble requiere de un director de orquesta que produzca la integra- ción de los músicos y los instrumentos, alrededor de una partitura.

En el caso el caso que nos atañe, el ensamble de las infraestructuras urba- nas, hace …

Fútbol. Memorias Del Deporte, Fernando Carrión Mena Arq., Antonio Ubilla, Víctor Llugsha, Antonio Villarreal

Fernando Carrión Mena

El fútbol envuelve a sus seguidores en una mística pasional que, si bien se vive en la cancha, trasciende a las calles, los muros, los mercados, los hogares, la gente, la ciudad y el país. La cantidad de personas que ocupan un espacio con los colores que los identifica, lo marcan simbólicamente. Las esquinas, calles, barrios, se suman para construir el conjunto del equipo: el nosotros.

Actualmente, el sentido de pertenencia hacia un equipo de fútbol pasó a ser extra- territorial: hay hinchas del Real Madrid, del Manchester United o del Inter de Milán, prácticamente en todo el mundo. Por …

Centros Históricos. Fernando Carrión En Conversación Con José De Nordenflycht, Fernando Carrión Mena Arq.

Fernando Carrión Mena

"Diálogos sobre Patrimonio" es una instancia de reflexión, organizada por el Consejo de Monumentos Nacionales de Chile, cuyo objetivo principal es proponer un debate público y abierto en torno a algunas de las principales problemáticas ligadas actualmente al patrimonio cultural. De agenda dilatada, esta iniciativa se basa en la firme convicción de que el concepto patrimonio no puede entenderse solo como la sumatoria de atributos inmutables que aseguran el valor de un determinado objeto, debido a que dicha valoración se calibra de manera permanente a través de la relación fluctuante que se establece entre aquellos bienes culturales y las comunidades …

Form Follows Function: On The Interaction Between Real Estate Finance And Urban Spatial Structure, David S. Bieri

David S Bieri

The fundamental connection between the spatial development of cities and financial markets is a topic that has received little attention from either urbanists or economists. In this short piece, I argue that part of the post-crisis recovery is predicated on a multi-faceted understanding of the subtle causal linkages between financial flows and urban morphologies. Following a historical contextualization of my main argument, I speculate about the key channels through which the dialectical relationship between capital, its regimes of accumulation and its unequal spatial distribution affect the urban fabric. I identify two separate economic processes and historical developments that have co-defined …

Researching Architectural Salvage Through Experiential Education, Carey Clouse

Carey Clouse

In the streets of post-Katrina New Orleans, it was trash heaps, rather than signage, that offered the promise of a homeowner’s return. Street-side mountains of soggy sheetrock, worn-out flooring and old windows provided a visual testament of rebuilding efforts inside; these piles of architectural debris framing gutted houses on almost every block. Such material waste regularly accompanies standard construction practices, where the yardstick of progress measures the number of dumpsters filled, and transformation implies resource depletion. This perverse line of thinking was called into question by one team of architecture students at Tulane University, who in the midst of the …

Mapping Jews: Cartography And Topography In Rome's Ghetto, Samuel D. Gruber Dr.

Samuel D. Gruber Dr.

This paper examines how the Ghetto of Rome was represented in the many view-plans and maps of Rome from the 16th through 18th centuries, and how this mapping both tells us much about the physical appearance of the Ghetto and also how it was perceived by others in particular and presented to others more generally.

Land Use And Vegetation Cover Dynamics In And Around Kagoma Forest Reserve In Tanzania, Nanjiva Nzunda, Pkt Munishi, Japhet Kashaigili, Geofrey Soka, Joel Monjare

Geofrey Soka

No abstract provided.

Mainstreaming Climate In The Classroom: Teaching Climate Change Planning, Elisabeth M. Hamin, Daniel J. Marcucci

Elisabeth M. Hamin

Climate change planning, both mitigation (reducing greenhouse gasses) and adaptation (designing built environments for changed climate conditions), is an area of emerging importance in both planning practice and education. This research examines the uptake of climate issues in planning education programs primarily in the U.S., and compares course content to leading climate change planning practice and research concepts. Studio and seminar courses are emerging in a variety of universities, and are addressing many of the key research concepts for mitigation and adaptation. Beyond stand-alone classes, the article argues the need to mainstream climate considerations in core planning curricula. Modeling this …

Concept And Technique: How Traditional Japanese Architecture Can Contribute To Contemporary Sustainable Design Practices, Courtney Angen

Environmental Studies Honors Papers

No abstract provided.

Lineamientos Urbanos Para El Intercambio Modal En El Centro Ampliado De Bogotá, Sebastián Jiménez Buitrago

Arquitectura

No abstract provided.

Introductory Review To The Special Issue: Shrinking Cities And Towns: Challenge And Responses, Andreas Luescher, Sujata Shetty

Architecture and Environmental Design Faculty Publications

Cities and towns facing sustained population loss are being researched and discussed more than ever before. Once the focus of a relatively small group of architects and urban designers in Europe, these cities and towns are now being studied by scholars across the world. In a range of contexts - from a large, iconic city like Detroit, to a small village in Japan (described by Thomas Feldhoff in this issue), this phenomenon is being observed in unexpected places, and far more frequently than once imagined.

A wider population is engaging in this as well, as discussions of the future of …

Design Epilogues, Andreas Luescher

Architecture and Environmental Design Faculty Publications

This pamphlet tries to explain the generally unrecognized aspect of a studio experience that stitches together the most salient elements of individual design projects into one coherent narrative. Design Epilogues attempts to borrow something from each project that can be used to create something new.

A Comparative Study Of The Physical Elements In Shiraz Traditional Districts With The Features Of Cpted Approach, Mohammadreza Mohseni, Ahoura Zandiatashbar, Mohammad Masud

Faculty Publications, Urban and Regional Planning

Neighborhood space and district is an issue that has been forgotten in contemporary architecture of cities. With regard to the quantitative increase of districts and also the increase of a unilateral physical view towards them, their security declines and consequently the capacity for crime increases in the residential spaces and fear of crime occurrence among the residents of the districts. In the environmental design, the CPTED attitude is one of the most effective approaches to enhance security. The main pivot of this article is to study the rate of agreements of the physical elements of old districts of Shiraz with …