Las Unlivable Cities A fictional vision of the modern urban experience Authors: Muñoz, Mauricio

“…As a final point, after examining the relation between Cityand Literature, the author concludes that for its inhabitants the modern city has been, in general, unlivable.…”

Housing production as a consumer good Authors: Leal del Castillo, Gabriel Enrique

“…Starting from Bertalanffy’s General System Theory, the author analyzes the various systems taking part in the so-called Urban Ecosystem: the natural system, the administrative system, the urban system, the transportation system, the economical system and the social system. …”

Tourism and the city: space/place for liquid imaginaries, Puerto Vallarta Authors: González-Romero, Daniel

“…In the introduction the author examines the relationship between tourism and the city, its origins and evolution; the social, economical and cultural guidelines engendered by leisure and recreation; and its capacity to construct imaginaries and appropriations. …”

Bogota 1988-2008: Change-driven intentions granting power for action Authors: Peña-Frade, Nayibe

“…To attest it, a series of documents and texts produced by all eight mayoral terms between 1988 and 2008 were analyzed, evaluated and contrasted, among which the City Development Plan proposed by each administration and the Territorial Planning Strategy were mostly considered. …”

Bogota’s theaters as type and image of the city in 1970 and 2010 Authors: Camacho-Lotero, Sergio

“…As a conclusion, it defines the percentage of those cinemas that currently preserve their façade and maintain their exterior appearance, those that have been recycled, their building-use changed, remodeled to reopen theirdoors as projection screens or other cultural purposes, and those that have been sadly demolished.…”

Violence and the city A cinematographic approach Authors: Rojas-Osorio, Sara

“…As a conclusion, the author emphasizes on the lack of analysis byColombian critics that either turn down the subject of violence in the search of a more “positive” cinematography overlooking a reality that involves a vast portion of the population, orlimit their scrutiny to verifying that what is being portrayed in the movies is historically correct without getting into broader discussions, leading to the fact that most truly critical proposals are actually coming from foreign universities.…”

Notions for revising epistemic research principles: A decolonized outlook Authors: Cuesta-Moreno, Óscar Julián

“…With ever more force, the last few years have given shape to a rising group of thinkers who started questioning the current colonialism of knowledge, power and being, andwhose thoughts and contributions have also begun identifying solutions to the hegemonic epistemic dependence of countries ‘condemned’ by the modern world-system (Wallerstein, 1999). …”

Colombian repertoire for teaching in symphonic direction programs Authors: Morales-Rodríguez, Vanessa

“…And the results include a selection of twelve works, its educational application from the graphs conceived before, and a fragment of a piano four-hand reduction of one of them as a sample. …”

Effects of growing and uncontrolled urbanization in the northern region of Salta and Vaqueros in Argentina Authors: López, Emilce de las Mercedes

“…Accordingly, the variables selected were the presence of pathogenic microorganisms (coliform bacteria) and nitrate concentration in water, the latter being the most frequent pollutant of underground aquifers. …”

Selection and consideration of vegetable species for architectural green-enveloping surfaces: a methodological instrument Authors: Bolaños-Silva, Tomás, Moscoso, Andrés

“…It enhances the importance of the city/nature relationship focusing on the ecological benefits that vegetable species bring on to architectural and urban projects, when considered as enveloping surface materials. …”

Los Animals in art and hybridization as basis for creative explorations Authors: Silva-Cañaveral, Sandra Johana

“…Given its research/ creation approach, it examines the relation between human beings and one of the oldest parasites (the Ctenocephalides canis flea), and from that standpoint it suggests phobias and hybridization as foundation for graphic and creative explorations. …”

On the event. A contemporary outlook to the city Authors: Llamosa-Escovar, David Francisco

“…The article presents a meditation about the city as place for the event. Beginning from the relationship between art and the city the author points out that art do not represent the city but becomes an extension of it (Argan, 1986), while its architecture constitutes the matter: the materialization of its ever-changing ocean of timelessness. …”

Memory, territory and pottery trade Collective memory in Cerro del Cable hillside neighborhoods: La memoria colectiva en los barrios del Cerro del Cable Authors: Felacio-Jiménez, Laura Cristina

“…The article attempts to establish the principal characteristics of the inhabitant’s collective memory in Cerro del Cable hillside neighborhoods (Bogota), focusing on the relationship between collective memory and the construction of a neighborhood identity, based on territory appropriation and the sharing of pottery as a common trade. …”

Sustainable constructions: building materials, certifications and LCA Authors: Rocha-Tamayo, Eduardo

“…To serve that purpose, the article presents various certifications granted throughout the world to help the professionals above mentioned to put up “green” structures; other specifications for building materials to be considered “sustainable”; and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) techniques to analyze constructions’ cradle-to-grave behavior, for measuring building’s environmental impact as well as corroborating its sustainability.…”

Residential segregation and spatial social division: variables for an analysis of urban structure in Puerto Vallarta, México Authors: Díaz-Núñez, Verónica Livier, Acosta, Jorge

“…As a conclusion, it is made clear that the resulting maps provide valuable knowledge and information about the city, since they reveal the zones with the best offer of utilities and urban networks, as well as those more precarious, the lack of infrastructure and public amenities, poor utility quality and public service deficiencies.…”

The role of green roofs on atmospheric carbon removal in the neotropics. A revision Authors: Ramírez, Wilson A., Bolaños, Tomás

“…The majority of them relate to thermal outcomes of green roofs on buildings, a lesser percentage deal with analyzing urban/environmental benefits of green roofs, and just a few discuss CO2 absorption capacity of green roofs based on already-published information. …”

Proposal to nominate Chapinero as creative and cultural district in Bogota Authors: Herrera-Medina, Eleonora, Mujica, María, Molina, Luis, Molina, Luis

“…Then, Chapinero’s capacity as creative and cultural district in Bogota is analyzed from the point of view of the activities being held at the locality, as well as the industries established within its boundaries. …”

They accuse: architecture and urban criticism… written by novelists Authors: Muñoz, Mauricio

“…By comparing two quite opposite descriptions of the same city by different writers, the article begins proposing a reflection about which is the type of narration truly necessary when studying the relationship between the city and literature. …”

American Purple Gallinule Porphyrula martinica (Aves: Rallidae) feeding biology in the Middle Parana River flood-plain, Argentina Authors: Pamela F. Olguin

“…Resultant spectrum was composed by 16 taxonomical entities, 2 vegetable fractions and 14 animal fractions; trophic diversity by stomach (H) ranged between 0,5 and 1,23; accumulated trophic diversity (Hk) was 2,9; IRI values were as follows: Belostoma sp. 1241, Arachnida n.i. 1134, Paspalum repens 704, Polygonum accuminatum 574; seasonal trophic niche amplitude was 0,88 (summer), 0,7 (spring), 0,76 (fall), and 0,8 (winter); alimentary efficiency was 97,6%; prey sizes percentage was 66% for organisms ranging from 0 to 10 mm; and average intestinal coefficient was 2,72. …”

Imagination and representation: cognitive mapping of Merida Historic Centre by students at Yucatan Autonomous University Authors: Fuentes-Gómez, José

“…Researchers sorted all maps into four different categories and analyzed the marked distinctions towards place perception, the physical/spatial correspondence between maps and reality, the absences and presences of architectural and urban landmarks, the relation between the map and the specific studies in which students are involved in, and the main objects and references included in the maps, as well as their frequency. …”