Strength of weak ties in low income neighbourhoods of Medellín, Colombia
Siła słabych więzi w ubogich osiedlach w Medellín, w Kolumbii
Ewelina BICZYŃSKA
University of Warsaw
Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies
e-mail: em.biczynska@uw.edu.pl
ORCID: 0000-0001-5214-8590
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.
Key words: social capital, community, neighbourhood, barrio, sense of security, weak ties
Wpłynęło: 07.07.2021
Zaakceptowano: 30.01.2022
Zalecany sposób cytowania / Cite as: Biczńska E., 2021, Strength of weak ties in low income neighbourhoods of Medellín, Colombia, Prace i Studia Geograficzne, 66.4, Wydział Geografii i Studiów Regionalnych Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, Warszawa, 29–47, DOI: 10.48128/pisg/2021-66.4-02