Abstract

RUBIO, María Laura  and  SANTARELLI, Silvia. Places Rejected by Adolescents in Bahia Blanca City. Rev. Univ. geogr. [online]. 2011, vol.20, n.1, pp.00-00. ISSN 1852-4265.

The urban space has suffered such a great transformation in the last few years that when we think of the city today we imagine a complex, dynamic, and magical place that Man shares with other human beings and with nature. In such a space human beings express, feel, perceive, and determine their behavior and set social and natural rules. This leads to planning and designing new spaces that require both a structural and objective knowledge of the city and an understanding of the preferences and needs of its inhabitants. This study aims at assessing rejection areas in the city of Bahía Blanca from the subjective image that adolescents have of their city. Participation of young people is essential in order to know the impact that these areas have and to help to develop proposals for improving urban design and quality. The methodology proposed is the use of scanning techniques based on the geographical theory of perception and behavior, mapping, and statistical analysis. The results show a strong rejection to poor urban facilities and transportation infrastructure, deprived areas, polluting spots and activities, and, in general, to those areas that lack functionality and aesthetics within the urban mesh and those spaces where they feel fear, insecurity, and social injustice.

Keywords : Urban space; Rejection; Adolescents.

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