Meanings of public space within the context of transformations triggered by socio-natural disasters

Socio-natural disasters and reconstruction raise awareness of the built environment and generate narratives among the dwellers of affected communities. This is a process that combines different spatial meanings which, as in the case of major discourses on public space, is based on the signification...

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Main Authors:	Berroeta, Hector, Carvalho, Laís, Di Masso, Andres
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Published:	Revista INVI 2016
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spelling	oai:ojs.revistas.uchile.cl:article-627482016-11-09T17:40:17Z Meanings of public space within the context of transformations triggered by socio-natural disasters Significados del espacio público en contextos de transformación por desastres socionaturales Berroeta, Hector Carvalho, Laís Di Masso, Andres Socio-natural disasters and reconstruction raise awareness of the built environment and generate narratives among the dwellers of affected communities. This is a process that combines different spatial meanings which, as in the case of major discourses on public space, is based on the signification given to the urban space and the conditioning of appropriation practices. This research analyzes the narrations provided by the victims of three socio-natural disasters that have affected Chile in recent years: the 2007 Tocopilla earthquake, the eruption of Chaitén in 2008 and the 2010 Maule earthquake and tsunami. In order to compile the meanings given to the public space by those who have experienced urban transformation processes as the consequence of displacement or post-disaster reconstruction, this research conducted 17 focus groups with 117 inhabitants from Chaitén, Constitución, Dichato and Tocopilla. From a qualitative perspective, this contribution analyzes the narrations that establish a relationship among the different approaches to the public space: the public space as a lost place, the public space as an agent of civility and as the place to attain social justice. Los desastres socionaturales y las acciones de reconstrucción activan la conciencia del entorno construido y la circulación de narrativas en los habitantes de las comunidades afectadas. En este proceso se articulan distintos significados espaciales, que al igual que los grandes discursos del espacio público, operan significando el espacio urbano y condicionando las prácticas de apropiación. Este estudio analiza los relatos de personas afectadas por tres de los desastres socionaturales que ocurrieron en los últimos años en Chile: el terremoto del año 2007 en Tocopilla, la erupción del volcán Chaitén en 2008 y el terremoto y tsunami de 2010 en la región centro sur. Con el objetivo de explorar la configuración de los significados en torno al espacio público en personas que han estado expuestas a los procesos de transformación urbana producidos por el desplazamiento o reconstrucción de barrios tras estos desastres, se realizaron 17 grupos focales con la participación de 117 habitantes de las localidades de Chaitén, Constitución, Dichato y Tocopilla. Desde una perspectiva cualitativa, se analizaron los relatos que configuran las distintas perspectivas discursivas del espacio público: el espacio público como perdido, como agente de la civilidad y como contestación para la consecución de justicia social. Revista INVI 2016-05-17 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/html https://revistainvi.uchile.cl/index.php/INVI/article/view/62748 Revista INVI; Vol. 31 Núm. 87 (2016); 143-170 0718-8358 0718-1299 spa https://revistainvi.uchile.cl/index.php/INVI/article/view/62748/66625 https://revistainvi.uchile.cl/index.php/INVI/article/view/62748/66626
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author	Berroeta, Hector Carvalho, Laís Di Masso, Andres
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title	Meanings of public space within the context of transformations triggered by socio-natural disasters
title_short	Meanings of public space within the context of transformations triggered by socio-natural disasters
title_full	Meanings of public space within the context of transformations triggered by socio-natural disasters
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description	Socio-natural disasters and reconstruction raise awareness of the built environment and generate narratives among the dwellers of affected communities. This is a process that combines different spatial meanings which, as in the case of major discourses on public space, is based on the signification given to the urban space and the conditioning of appropriation practices. This research analyzes the narrations provided by the victims of three socio-natural disasters that have affected Chile in recent years: the 2007 Tocopilla earthquake, the eruption of Chaitén in 2008 and the 2010 Maule earthquake and tsunami. In order to compile the meanings given to the public space by those who have experienced urban transformation processes as the consequence of displacement or post-disaster reconstruction, this research conducted 17 focus groups with 117 inhabitants from Chaitén, Constitución, Dichato and Tocopilla. From a qualitative perspective, this contribution analyzes the narrations that establish a relationship among the different approaches to the public space: the public space as a lost place, the public space as an agent of civility and as the place to attain social justice.
publisher	Revista INVI
publishDate	2016
url	https://revistainvi.uchile.cl/index.php/INVI/article/view/62748
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Meanings of public space within the context of transformations triggered by socio-natural disasters

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