For the first part of our project, we stated that connection between different communities could have positive impacts in various aspects, for example in terms of services and growth opportunities. For the second part, we wanted to keep in mind the value we had found in the possible creation of connections that ended with the perception of water as a border or limit.
Although at first it wasn’t clear how we could connect our findings with the importance of connection, as well as the need of being resilient, we started noticing a pattern between the variables we had. On one hand, we started taking into account the concept of social capital: by definition, it refers to “the networks of relationships among people who live and work in a particular society, enabling that society to function effectively” (dictionary.com). Because of this, we understand that a society that is connected (through different channels) has a way of functioning that ensures the stability and well-being of its people. We observed, during our first trips to the communities, that a lot of them are divided by social, temporal, gender and economical divisions, and that this divisions are mediated by water. We believe that, if we can work out a way to connect this divided communities, the bonds of a stronger society can create a much stronger social capital, and a new way to understand the cartageneros. On the other hand, by analyzing our glitches we could determine that, due to the circumstances in which they occur, and the possibilities they offer to transform and adapt to different environments, some of them can create solutions for more than one of the risks we have mapped out. Because of this, we think that the way we understand our resilient design should be able to not only serve multiple needs, but also to be used by a varied number of people that are located in different parts of the city. This is where the importance of connection becomes vital: we believe that, through the enhancement of the glitches we have been observing, and the creation of resilient responses for the vulnerable societies, we can also strengthen the relationships that exist between divided communities, thus creating a much more resilient bond of people with the territory and the culture they inhabit.
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About usWe are a group of interdisciplinary students researching about the perception of water in the city of Cartagena, Colombia. |