STRENGTH OF WEAK TIES IN LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS OF MEDELLÍN, COLOMBIA
STRENGTH OF WEAK TIES IN LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS OF MEDELLÍN, COLOMBIA
Author(s): Ewelina BiczyńskaSubject(s): Human Geography, Environmental Geography, Security and defense, Studies in violence and power, Rural and urban sociology, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: social capital; community; neighbourhood; barrio; sense of security; weak ties;
Summary/Abstract: The article links the quality of available public spaces and physical space composition with social capital. Colombian city - Medellín is chosen as this particular city has gone through a tremendous transformation and is rich with different kinds of an urban environment, including traditional low-income neighbourhoods as well as social housing in the form of blocks of flats. The study discusses types of social capital that appear in neighbourhoods and points at the special importance of weak ties for the sense of security, comfort, and quality of life. The results also show that space composition can impact construction of social capital.
Journal: Prace i Studia Geograficzne
- Issue Year: 66/2021
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 29-47
- Page Count: 19
- Language: English