Contents Acknowledgements Introduction Flexible citizenship: the cultural logics of transnationality Part 1 Emerging modernities 1 The geopolitics of cultural knowledge 2 A "momentary glow of fraternity" Part 2 Regimes and strategies 3 Fengshui and the limits to cultural accumulation 4 The Pacific shuttle: family, citizenship and capital Part 3 Translocal publics 5 The family romance of madarin capital 6 "A better tomorrow"?: the struggle for global visibility Part 4 Global futures 7 Saying no the West: Liberal reasoning in Asia 8 Zone of new soverignty Afterword: an anthropology of transnationality Notes Bibliography Index
Francisco José Cantarero Prados, Hugo Castro Noblejas, Jorge Andrés Mármol Rivera
Este estudio analiza el grado de influencia de diversas características habitacionales —especialmente la capacidad restauradora del paisaje observado desde las viviendas— en el malestar psicológico generado en situaciones de inmovilidad domiciliaria. La metodología parte de una encuesta online realizada durante el confinamiento domiciliario ocasionado por la enfermedad por Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). En ella se consideraron variables espaciales como la localización, la amplitud de la vivienda y la valoración subjetiva del paisaje visible desde la vivienda. El análisis estadístico se estructura en tres niveles: primero, mediante tablas de contingencia y test chi-cuadrado, explorando asociaciones marginales y construyendo perfiles en función de variables demográficas y ambientales relacionadas con la presencia de sentimientos negativos; posteriormente, se emplea un árbol de decisión para detectar combinaciones de factores que explican patrones de respuesta complejos; finalmente, se ajusta un modelo de regresión logística múltiple para cuantificar los efectos individuales e interactivos mediante medidas de significación estadística y odds ratios. Los resultados muestran que las personas jóvenes y aquellas que no valoraban previamente las vistas desde su vivienda fueron las más afectadas en términos emocionales, mientras que el hecho de disponer de una vivienda más amplia ayudó a reducir ese impacto. Además, la valoración positiva del paisaje observado desde el domicilio está relacionada con una mayor restauración psicológica. Estas conclusiones refuerzan la importancia de la planificación territorial y del diseño urbanístico en la calidad de vida, destacando la necesidad de integrar el paisaje en las estrategias de ordenación del territorio y desarrollo urbano. La investigación aporta evidencia sobre cómo los elementos espaciales influyen en la percepción y el bienestar de la población, destacando el papel fundamental de la Geografía en el estudio de la interacción entre las personas y su entorno construido.
Verónica Puente, Pablo Martín Botta, Paula Mariela Desimone
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En Paicuqui (Antofagasta de la Sierra, Provincia de Catamarca) afloran pigmentos de origen mineral de diversas tonalidades que fueron utilizados entre hace 700 a 500 años AP. Presentamos el trabajo experimental realizado con el propósito de evaluar el comportamiento de esas materias primas, sus colores y composiciones al ser utilizados como pintura pre-cocción en cerámica. Desarrollamos distintas pruebas que involucraron la molienda de los pigmentos, la preparación de pinturas, su aplicación sobre briquetas de arcilla y la cocción bajo condiciones diferenciales de temperatura, atmósferas y tipos de hornos. Analizamos: 1) la incidencia de distintos vehículos para la conformación de las pinturas y el uso e impacto de aglutinantes vegetales para su adherencia sobre superficies de arcilla; 2) la afectación de los tratamientos de superficie bruñido y alisado en la intensidad de los colores percibidos y en la aplicación de las pinturas; 3) el impacto de la temperatura máxima y de las atmósferas de cocción sobre los colores y la composición de los pigmentos, combinando análisis por difracción de rayos X y micro-espectroscopía Raman. Discutimos los resultados alcanzados aportando al conocimiento de las prácticas alfareras desarrolladas en momentos previos a la colonia en el Noroeste argentino y proponemos nuevas líneas de experimentación.
Residential greening is a critical strategy for mitigating the negative impacts of urbanization on the environment, biodiversity, and human well-being. Proper plant species selection is essential for the success of residential greening projects, as it influences the ecological, aesthetic, and health outcomes. This review provides a comprehensive framework for selecting plant species for residential greening, considering environmental suitability, aesthetic values, maintenance requirements, and potential health effects. The plant’s adaptability to local climatic conditions, soil type, and water availability are key considerations. Aesthetic factors like plant form, texture, color, and seasonal interest should be balanced with maintenance needs, including pruning, fertilization, and pest control. Potential health concerns, like allergenic pollen or toxic properties, must also be evaluated while deploying residential greeneries. The guide emphasizes the importance of selecting native or well-adapted non-invasive species to support local biodiversity and minimize ecological disruption. Employing a systematic approach to plant selection for urban vegetation and residential greening initiatives can enhance the environmental, social, and health benefits. Plant species invasiveness is a critical global concern, with substantial ecological, economic, and social impacts that demand careful consideration in species selection and management. This method maximizes these advantages and promotes long-term sustainability and resilience against the challenges posed by climate change. This present review supports the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Society.
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation, Social Sciences
Many tubers are needed for the production of G0 potato seeds because potato seeds are sold in units of quantity. This research aimed to increase the number of tubers in G0 potato seed production. The study was conducted in a plastic house in Lembang, West Bandung, West Java from October 2017 to January 2018. The study used a randomized block design with six replications. The treatments tested were control (A), application of gibberellins (B), cutting of planlet cuttings followed by application of gibberellins (C), application of paclobutrazole (D), and application of paclobutrazole followed by gibberellins (E). Data were analyzed by F test and continued with orthogonal contrast, and correlation test at 95% confidence level and PCA biplot. The results showed that various introduced treatments failed in increasing the number of tuber total. However, the results of PCA biplot showed that C and D treatments were potential to be studied further by increasing the size of small tubers due to their greater number of tubers in total.
Luz Niyereth Vásquez Acevedo, Dora Inés Arroyave Giraldo
La pandemia ocasionada por el Covid-19 representó para la escuela cambios importantes en la forma de plantear y conducir su propuesta pedagógica, lo cual hizo necesaria la reflexión sobre los aprendizajes para la vida y la construcción de nuevas ciudadanías. La metodología es resultado de un análisis, interpretación y síntesis documental de textos producidos durante la pandemia y que aportan a la comprensión de los retos que se generan en la postpandemia. Se plantea la escuela como escenario que trasciende la transmisión del conocimiento hacia una ciudadanía que aprende para la vida, en el contexto. Se resalta la importancia de reconocer los procesos sociales gestados alrededor de la escuela como una oportunidad para fortalecer las relaciones con la comunidad y desde allí, configurar una propuesta educativa que mejore las condiciones del contexto en el que realiza su acción pedagógica. Finalmente, se enfatiza en la importancia del acto educativo en el emprendimiento de una transformación ciudadana orientada en los principios de equidad y justicia social, como aporte a la construcción de ciudadanías críticas, democráticas y participativas, corresponsables con las comunidades y abiertos a la alteridad.
Ethnology. Social and cultural anthropology, Social sciences (General)
Wills Adam, Banister Carsen, Pellissier Mathieu
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This work explores the importance of renewable resource temporal distribution for solar and wind energy deployment in Arctic communities to meet building and ancillary loads. An analysis of ten years of historic weather data was performed for six locations in the Canadian Arctic to assess renewable resource variation. Simulations of similar capacity solar and wind generation systems were then coupled with the historic data to compare and contrast generation potential. This analysis highlighted the importance of considering hourly, daily, monthly, and year-to-year renewable generation when deploying solar and wind to the Arctic. As many northern communities in Canada have local electricity generation and distribution systems, and no connection to the continental grid, managing grid interactions effectively is crucial to the success of deployment, integration, and operation. The results for the solar energy analysis showed high consistency of production year-to-year. The results for the wind energy analysis showed that the annual outputs have significantly less variation than the year-to-year output of individual months for all the locations under study. For the high latitude locations studied, solar energy can still provide useful electricity generation output, but the more pronounced bias of the annual output to the summer months can leave several months with little or no output. The use of additional renewable sources is crucial in beginning to transition some electricity generating capacity within Arctic communities from being solely reliant on fossil fuels.
O insucesso da política de Projetos de Assentamentos Rurais (PAs) no País é amplamente conhecido e estudado por meio de metodologias de avaliação do seu desempenho, sendo que poucos utilizaram indicadores e respectivos parâmetros integrados de avaliação da sustentabilidade. Este artigo objetiva apresentar os resultados de aplicação de metodologia baseada na análise de Funções de Uso das Terras – FUT, como condicionantes estruturantes da sustentabilidade, aplicada a PAs do estado de Goiás, comparativamente bem e mal sucedidos, representativos de duas regiões bem contrastadas ambiental e socioeconomicamente, o Nordeste goiano e o Sul goiano. Os resultados indicaram que o PA do Nordeste goiano pode ser considerado insustentável, mas preserva grande parte do Cerrado nativo, o que lhe atribui uma qualificação contraditória. Já o PA do Sul Goiano, sustentável, exibe maior equilíbrio entre os fatores sociais, econômicos e ambientais estudados embora preserve apenas a cobertura obrigatória pela legislação ambiental.
This article explores the roots and paths of changing discourses about the natural environment and marine resources in the seascape of Kihnu, Estonia. The ontology of the seascape is never static, being subjected to constant transformation, as local experiences and understandings collide with external influences, regulations and constraints. By focusing on the indeterminacies of agency, and human encounters and environmental events, I show how Soviet pasts and perceptions, shifting scientific paradigms and practices, the dynamics of local-global articulations, and unforeseen transformation in the marine environment have progressively contributed to new understandings of the seascape, seals and other marine resources. These changing perceptions fundamentally challenge previously-held notions that humans and nature belong together. A traditional seal hunt had endured in the Baltic Sea for centuries, but the decline of the seal population in the 1970s was widely understood as anthropogenic, related to overfishing, large scale seal hunts and pollution. While most Baltic Sea coastal waters have remained closed to any type of seal hunting for more than 40 years, many fishers and marine scientists agree that grey seal population has recovered and some Baltic Sea countries have lifted the ban on hunting grey seal. While the seal hunt and meat used to have great cultural importance, there was also commercial value in seal skin and fat for many coastal communities. Several representatives of fishery-dependent coastal communities in Estonia now publicly express a view that seals now compete with fishers. Consequently the seal has lost its cultural importance and is considered as an intruder to Kihnu cultural space. I argue that making sense of the concerns and uncertainties that presently surround the question of knowing about and managing marine ecosystems, requires paying close attention to the ways in which access to the seascape and its resources have been enforced and altered over time.
Key Words: Estonia; small-scale fisheries; seascape approach; ontology; local knowledge