Introduction on Design for Vulnerable Communities

Cattaneo, Tiziano; Giorgi, Emanuele; Herrera, Alfredo Mauricio Flores; Tarango, Virginia del Socorro Aceves

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-96866-3_1

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“…This question generates the research project 'Design for Vulnerables -Technology Challenge' which is currently funded by the 'Challenge Based Research Funding Program' of Tecnológico de Monterrey (Mexico) with USD 200,000, for the period November 2022-June 2024. This project arises from two seed grants that the research group had previously obtained: 'Design for Vulnerables' (2021) and 'Vulnerable Socio-Ecotones' (2022), both with the aim of understanding how urban-architectural and service design must evolve in the coming decades, in the most vulnerable communities [14].…”

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Technological and Energy Challenges in the Most Vulnerable Communities: A Study in the State of Chihuahua, Mexico

GIORGI,

LOZOYA

2023

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

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Based on the assumption that the technological system is assuming a leading role as a driver of socioenvironmental development for contemporary societies, the 'Design for Vulnerables -Technology Challenge' research project aims to define strategies to facilitate the adaptation of technological devices in the most vulnerable communities, with the aim of overcoming the socio-environmental threats that contribute to creating situations of vulnerabilities. Defining the most appropriate methodologies to encourage technology adaptation to reduce vulnerabilities remains one of the main challenges for architecture and urban planning. The 'Design for Vulnerables -Technology Challenge' research project works with multidisciplinary approaches; there are seven disciplines involved in four communities of the state of Chihuahua, Mexico: Paso del Norte, Chihuahua (urban); Nuevas Delicias, Chihuahua (periurban); La Regina, Julimes (rural) and Basaseachic, Ocampo (forestry). With the goal to understand methodologies for technology adaptation and to reduce vulnerabilities, the research group is implementing (together with the residents) tech-based interventions, studying their adaption and evaluating their impact on the built environment. The aim of this article is to: (1) describe the analysis and planning processes conducted with vulnerable communities; (2) describe the projects defined by the communities during the participatory planning process and their relationship with the context;(3) analyse the characteristics of these projects; and (4) observe how these characteristics are related to the technological appropriation and energy limitations of the studied contexts. In the four communities, six 'hub-oriented' and 'tech-based' projects have been defined together with the residents. All of them had to face energy challenges, trying to demonstrate the possibility of independency and replicability of the projects.

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Technological and Energy Challenges in the Most Vulnerable Communities: A Study in the State of Chihuahua, Mexico

GIORGI,

LOZOYA

2023

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

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“…Moreover, vulnerabilities are contextual: social and environmental features vary from community to community [12]. For example, "health" in a specific informal settlement depends on the local phenomena of recognition, discrimination, services framework, livelihoods, violence, and diseases [13].…”

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Multidisciplinary Evaluation of Vulnerabilities: Communities in Northern Mexico

Valderrey,

Carreño,

Lucatello

et al. 2023

Sustainability

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This article takes a holistic view of vulnerabilities within several communities in northern Mexico. The authors use a mixed-methods approach, combining quantitative and qualitative data collection methods to capture different dimensions of vulnerability. Using the multidimensional vulnerability framework (MVI), they analyze socioeconomic indicators, including poverty rates, income inequality, access to essential services, and economic well-being in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. Environmental factors such as water scarcity, pollution levels, and natural resource degradation are also included to understand the ecological challenges those communities face, and political factors, including governance structures and policies, determine their influence on vulnerability and resilience. The result indicates that the community prioritizes ecological indicators over social ones. However, in each community this is heterogeneous. In both cases, the ecological and social indicators selected allow for a multidisciplinary approach to vulnerability. By identifying and understanding these issues, policy makers, researchers, and community leaders can work collaboratively to design strategies to mitigate the impacts of these vulnerabilities. In addition, architects and urban planners can offer specific interventions to benefit these communities. This research contributes to the broader field of vulnerability studies by demonstrating the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to understanding and addressing the complex web of vulnerability faced by communities in northern Mexico and territories that share similar characteristics.

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The regeneration of urban vulnerable neighbourhoods; an EU policy that matters?

De Gregorio Hurtado

2024

Jahrbuch Stadterneuerung

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Introduction on Design for Vulnerable Communities

Cited by 5 publications

References 6 publications

Technological and Energy Challenges in the Most Vulnerable Communities: A Study in the State of Chihuahua, Mexico

Technological and Energy Challenges in the Most Vulnerable Communities: A Study in the State of Chihuahua, Mexico

Multidisciplinary Evaluation of Vulnerabilities: Communities in Northern Mexico

The regeneration of urban vulnerable neighbourhoods; an EU policy that matters?

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