Suchergebnisse

"Residential segregation is a characteristic element of Latin American cities with powerful impacts on both physical land use and social relations of citizens from different socio-economic or ethnic backgrounds. In Santiago de Chile, the traditional segregation patterns have changed in the last two decades. In some areas, segregation has expanded with a trend towards growing malignancy and stigmatization of residential neighbourhoods or even entire municipalities. On the other hand, the spatial and geographical scale has been decreasing, creating a 'new' socio-spatial mix. This article explores the relations of these dynamic processes with intra-urban migration flows of different socio-economic groups. It discusses policy options for social integration and identifies further research areas." (author's abstract)

AbstractCities around the world have recently started to become 'proactive' initiators of climate strategies containing both mitigation and adaptation elements. The experience of these first movers has been studied and documented both empirically and, to a lesser extent, theoretically, primarily for cities in the global North. This symposium addresses related knowledge gaps by exploring case studies of urban regions in the global South confronting their projected climate change challenges, showcasing the experiences of Delhi, Santiago de Chile and Bogotá. Its specific aim is to explore the urban social response to nature change, the adaptation challenges faced by cities across the world and current practices of urban adaptation. Further, the symposium seeks to understand to what extent and in what respect current conceptual frameworks — which highlight urban ecological security and vulnerability — provide a useful context/framing to assist cities in confronting their challenges and to explain their actions. This introductory article examines current knowledge of the theory and practice of urban climate response. It introduces the concepts of ecological security and vulnerability and discusses the adaptive capacity of cities and how they are starting to respond to the emerging challenges of climate change. It concludes with a synthesis of the case articles and highlights some of the findings.