scholarly journals Municipal transitions: The social, energy, and spatial dynamics of sociotechnical change in South Tyrol, Italy

2019 ◽  
Vol 54 ◽  
pp. 211-223
Author(s):  
J. Balest ◽  
L. Secco ◽  
E. Pisani ◽  
G. Garegnani
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Dynamics ◽  
South Tyrol ◽  
The Social ◽  
Sociotechnical Change

Atmospheres of Protest

2021 ◽  
pp. 664-678
Author(s):  
Illan rua Wall
Keyword(s):  
Social Movement ◽  
Spatial Dynamics ◽  
Social Conditions ◽  
Atmospheric Conditions ◽  
Affective Tone ◽  
Capacity To Act ◽  
The Social ◽  
Ways Of Thinking

Commentators often remark upon the “festive” or “tense” atmosphere of major protests. This seems to signify the general outlook of the protestors or the relations between them and the police. It signals the potential of the protests to unfold in a peaceful, joyous manner or with violence. While “festive” and “tense” are useful ways of thinking about protest atmospheres, they are often used in a highly reductive manner. The literature on atmosphere from social movement studies also tends to reproduce this reductive idea of atmosphere, whereby it can be understood through unidimensional metrics. This chapter discusses the social movement literature and opens the debate about atmospheres of protest more widely. Ultimately there is a much greater variety of atmospheric conditions in moments of protest. These nestle together, changing and interacting as the conditions shift. Atmospheres are the affective tone of space. They are produced by those gathered in that space, by the spatial dynamics and the affective social conditions. Atmospheres affect those present, changing their capacity to act. Thus it is important that we understand their potential.

scholarly journals The Spatial Dimension of Income Inequality: An Analysis at Municipal Level

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 1622 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luigi Mastronardi ◽  
Aurora Cavallo
Keyword(s):  
Income Inequality ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Spatial Dynamics ◽  
Spatial Dimension ◽  
Urban Centers ◽  
Job Opportunities ◽  
The Social ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Municipal Level ◽  
Distribution Of Income

This paper focuses on the analysis on income inequality in Italy at the municipal level of the areas defined by the National Strategy for Inner Areas. We discuss an analysis of the economic and spatial dynamics of the phenomenon through the construction of the Gini’s coefficient and the estimation of the regression model for the evaluation of the determinants of inequality. We highlight the influence of the spatial dimension on income inequality in Italy. Inequality appears to be greater in densely populated urban centers with a strong incidence of tertiary activities and young population. Conversely, in the inner areas, the distribution of income is more balanced due probably to the weakness of the social and economic structure that determines low levels of income and job opportunities mainly in the agricultural sector.

Spatial dynamics of a migratory wolf population in winter, south-central Ontario (1990-1995)

1999 ◽  
Vol 77 (11) ◽  
pp. 1740-1750 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Joy Cook ◽  
D Ryan Norris ◽  
John B Theberge
Keyword(s):  
Canis Lupus ◽  
Genetic Relatedness ◽  
Spatial Dynamics ◽  
Behavioural Plasticity ◽  
South Central ◽  
The Social ◽  
High Degree ◽  
Provincial Park ◽  
Very High ◽  
Neighbour Analysis

We examined the spatial distribution and movements of migratory wolves (Canis lupus lycaon) to a deer yard located adjacent to Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, during 5 winters from 1990 to 1995. Wolves from eastern and central Algonquin Provincial Park followed the annual migration of deer to yards located 13 km outside of the Park boundary. Spatial distributions were determined through mapping of telemetry locations and nearest neighbour analysis. We defined three spacing systems: consistent/high fidelity, clustered/moderate fidelity, and transitional/low fidelity. We found inconsistencies among packs in their adherence to these systems. Data indicate that areas of use changed quickly and tolerance levels among wolves in the deer yard were very high; alien wolves were recorded 163 times in close spatial and (or) temporal proximity. The social behaviour exhibited by this migratory population of wolves has never been recorded in a forested wolf-deer ecosystem. Factors that may contribute to this behavioural plasticity include food abundance, a high degree of genetic relatedness among wolf packs, and high rates of human-caused mortality.

scholarly journals Space, Religious Diversity, and Negotiation Processes

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 251-261 ◽  
Author(s):  
Solange Lefebvre
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Dynamics ◽  
Legal Aspects ◽  
Quebec City ◽  
The Public ◽  
Zoning Regulations ◽  
The Social ◽  
Spatial Dimensions ◽  
Analytical Category ◽  
Analytical Frameworks

After a literature review of space, urbanity, and religion, this article identifies some descriptive categories and analytical frameworks to theorize problems faced by religious minorities, especially Muslims, in obtaining space for their cemeteries and places of worship. A second section focuses on debates and an analysis related to these themes in the province of Quebec (Canada), especially in the City of Montreal, showing that while spatial dimensions rarely constitute an analytical category, this aspect is nevertheless a continual source of tension. The article illustrates how dysfunctional administrative processes have dominated the public scene in recent years. A case study shows how a few actors are exploiting provincial regulations in order to oppose public decisions that seek to accommodate the needs of Muslims, using a process for approving amendments to zoning bylaws by way of referendum. After a brief examination of the case related to a Muslim cemetery in a village near Quebec City, to shed light on the recent debates surrounding regulations, the article analyzes the decision-making process resulting in a failure to modify zoning regulations in order to welcome new places of worship in a borough of Montreal. While analyzing administrative and legal aspects, the article also exposes the complexity of the social and spatial dynamics at stake. Our conclusion is that any successful public policy on diversity must employ multilayered strategies, particularly to support space regulations with foundational intercultural and interreligious initiatives. It also brings attention to the perverse effect of some local participatory procedures, whereby a few actors maneuver to mobilize citizens, in order to resist the religious pluralization of space.

Towards a politics of urban climate responsibility: Insights from Hong Kong and Singapore

Urban Studies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 57 (7) ◽  
pp. 1469-1484
Author(s):  
Sara Fuller
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Urban Climate ◽  
Spatial Dynamics ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Urban Context ◽  
Regional Dynamics ◽  
The Social ◽  
The City

Cities are important sites for interrogating the social, scalar and spatial dynamics that underpin climate responsibility. To date, however, there is limited theoretical and empirical understanding about how discourses, practices and politics of climate responsibility might be enacted in the urban context. This gap is particularly significant in the Asia Pacific – a region characterised by high rates of economic growth and rapid urbanisation alongside extreme poverty and exposure to the effects of climate change. This article explores the politics of urban climate responsibility in two cities – Hong Kong and Singapore. Based on empirical research with NGOs, it considers if and how cities have a responsibility to act on climate change, how such responsibility may be configured within the city, and the role of international and regional dynamics in creating and maintaining climate responsibility. The article reframes the contested and contingent geographies of urban climate responsibility through the dimensions of attribution, production and spatialisation before drawing out implications for climate justice and resilience in the Asia Pacific region.

scholarly journals School choice and the city: Geographies of allocation and segregation

Urban Studies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 56 (15) ◽  
pp. 3198-3215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah Wilson ◽  
Gary Bridge
Keyword(s):  
School Choice ◽  
Spatial Dynamics ◽  
Parental Choice ◽  
School Segregation ◽  
Educational Inequalities ◽  
Social Composition ◽  
The Social ◽  
Spatial Composition ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The City

Urban research has increasingly acknowledged the significance of the social and spatial composition of schools in the broader socio-spatial dynamics of cities overall. With increasingly marketised education systems, parental choice of school is a key mechanism affecting wider urban processes such as gentrification. Most research into school choice in cities concentrates on the dynamics of choice (how and what parents say they choose). Fewer studies deal with the relationship between choice and the subsequent allocation of pupils to schools. This paper reports the findings of an international systematic review of the connections between parental choice and pupil allocation in school choice systems across the globe. We find that school choice is associated with higher levels of segregation of pupils from different socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds between schools. This finding is consistent across all types of choice mechanism, in different countries and cities, and across choice systems that have been in place for different lengths of time. The reasons behind the observed relationship are, however, highly localised and contextual, including particularities of the choice mechanism, social composition of neighbourhoods and mix of school types in a city. Increases in between-school segregation may lead to schools being more homogeneous in their social composition, with broader implications for social cohesion and educational inequalities in cities. Relating the findings to the broader urban school literatures, we suggest that scales and geographies of allocation are critical in understanding the dilemmas and dynamics of choice, the resultant inequalities, and any proposed interventions or solutions to reduce these inequalities.

scholarly journals The Motivation of Urban Gardens in Mountain Areas. The Case of South Tyrol

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 4304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valentina Cattivelli
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Positive Contribution ◽  
Urban Gardens ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Mountain Areas ◽  
Environmental Aspect ◽  
South Tyrol ◽  
Urban Gardening ◽  
The Social

Urban gardens have attracted considerable academic attention in recent years. Several studies have, in fact, emphasized their positive contribution in terms of social integration, community health, urban regeneration, and food security, and explored individual gardeners´ motivations behind these practices. While these topics are well-documented with reference to metropolitan urban areas, few studies have been carried out in relation to other contexts such as mountain areas. This limited interest is probably due to the reduced urbanization of these areas, a preference for other forms of horticulture (essentially those practiced in people’s own homes) or the use of different solutions to mitigate the negative effects of social problems. The recent proliferation of urban gardens in South Tyrol (IT) makes this mountain province an interesting laboratory for practices and narratives associated with socially innovative urban gardening experiences. This paper presents a characterization of all urban gardening initiatives in South Tyrol through cartographical representation. It explains gardeners´ and public institutions´ motivations, as well as non-gardeners’ perceptions of urban gardening. Semi-structured interviews were conducted in the various South Tyrolean municipalities where urban gardening projects have been undertaken. The results suggest the great importance of the social and environmental aspect of urban gardens, and an interest in reconnecting with food practices even when food access is not a priority.

scholarly journals Thinking About (and with) Maps: A Reflection on Artistic-Activist Interventions in Contemporary Metropolises

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guilhermo Aderaldo
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Spatial Dynamics ◽  
Economic Interests ◽  
Political Issues ◽  
The Social

Abstract Hegemonic maps that are guided by political, cultural, and economic interests, name and create visibility schemes that establish representations of goods and natural resources while simultaneously fixing and making invisible the social and spatial dynamics that characterize mapped regions and populations as unique. Many associations and artistic-activist collectives are concerned about this situation and its effects and have started to use open source software in order make visible a set of political issues that are hidden by “official” maps, geared towards control. With regard to this symbolic confrontation, the present article's main objective is to systematically reflect upon political and associative arrangements related to the contemporary dissemination of technological resources aimed at cartographic practices.

scholarly journals Morphology and Spatial Dynamics of Urban Villages in Guangzhou’s CBD

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Zacharias ◽  
Yue Hu ◽  
Quan Le Huang
Keyword(s):  
Central City ◽  
Activity Patterns ◽  
Spatial Dynamics ◽  
Central Area ◽  
Spontaneous Order ◽  
Commercial Activity ◽  
The Social ◽  
Movement System ◽  
Surrounding Areas ◽  
The Village

Studies on the urban village (chengzhongcun) over the past ten years have focussed on legalistic and structural aspects, as well as the social outcomes of village-led redevelopment. Studies on the morphology of villages, their spatial and economic linkage with the city, and their internal spatial dynamics are, in comparison, limited in number and scope. This study of village space in the new central area of Guangzhou focusses on the spatial relationships between village space and the surrounding city—the exchange of people and goods, the movement system in relation to commercial activity, and the relationship between the pattern of building and movement networks—as a primer for new approaches to physical renewal. Primary field data, interviews, and archival research support the analysis of Shipai village, in particular. It was found that Shipai plays a significant role in transport and economy at the district and central city level. The internal movement system functions to connect surrounding areas while supporting a commercial and services system of local and district-level significance. The built form of the village is also self-generated by location and internal rule making. The physical and activity patterns of the self-rebuilt village exhibit the characteristics of emergent spontaneous order.

scholarly journals Reassessing geographic bottlenecks in a respondent-driven sampling based multicity study in Brazil

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. e2524
Author(s):  
Naíde Teodósio Valois-Santos ◽  
Roberta Pereira Niquini ◽  
Sandro Sperandei ◽  
Leonardo Soares Bastos ◽  
Neilane Bertoni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Spatial Dynamics ◽  
Social Geography ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Assessment Center ◽  
Respondent Driven Sampling ◽  
The Social ◽  
Informal Settings ◽  
The City

This study analyzes the spatial dynamics of drug users’ recruitment chains in the context of a respondent-driven sampling (RDS) study in the city of Recife, Brazil. The purpose is to understand the geographic bottlenecks, influenced by social geography, which have been a major challenge for RDS-based studies. Temporo-spatial analysis was used. Sequential maps depicted the dynamics of the recruiting process, considering neighborhood of residence and/or places of drug use. Poisson regression was fitted to model the recruiting rate by neighborhood of residence and/or places of drug use, and the different neighborhoods’ demographics. The distance between neighborhood of residence and/or places of drug use and the assessment center was negatively associated with recruitment. There was a positive association between the proportion of the population living in informal settings and the recruiting rate per neighborhood of residence and/or places of drug use. Recruitment chains depend on the social geography and demographics of the population. Studies should incorporate seeds from as many neighborhoods as possible, and more than one assessment center should be utilized.

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