Sistema Regional de Información
en línea para Revistas Científicas de América Latina,
el Caribe, España y Portugal

Between 2023 and 2024, São Paulo, the biggest city in the Southern Hemisphere, had its Strategic Master Plan reviewed by municipal legislators. The discussions, focusing on building potential coefficient, urban zoning, and building height, left little room for one of the central themes in contemporary urbanism of major Western metropolises: how to enhance social inclusion and diversity across the urban fabric of the municipality. This is a significant gap when addressing the right of access to the city for the most vulnerable segments of the population. Meanwhile, in Paris, developments in urban operations of ZACs (Zones d’Aménagement Concerté) continued to advance social urbanism, with diversity and social inclusion as central themes of urban public policies. Originally executed in urban operations, this practice has also migrated to the level of urban plots, fostering socially mixed-use buildings throughout the city, with a focus on the most affluent districts. This is not a comparison between the two cities, but we wonder whether there are lessons that São Paulo can learn from Parisian social urbanism.

Considering that the praxis of architectural design is a complex endeavor, grappling with contradictions, ambiguities, and contrasts of various types — technical, artistic, economic, aesthetic, social, legal, cultural, historical, etc. — it is proposed to discuss it considering the paradigm of complexity, as elaborated by the French philosopher Edgar Morin. This article aims to analyze how the concepts of order, disorder, and organization, addressed from the paradigm mentioned, can contribute to our reflection on architecture production, from its genesis — when the architectural design is conceived and developed — to its post-occupation — when we witness or experience the architectural phenomenon in the built environment. To achieve this, the Parc de la Villette in Paris, designed by Swiss architect Bernard Tschumi between 1982 and 1998, is chosen as a case study. Through this study, an attempt is made to speculate on the relevance of introducing the theory of complex thinking as a resource to assist in understanding the architectural design in the face of the numerous operations involved in its conception.

The transformations in political, economic, and social contexts, driven by globalization, the feminist revolution, totalitarian regimes, and the valorization of history between the sixties and eighties, contributed to a desire for disciplinary revision in architecture. Immersed in these new fields and themes, a new expanded viewpoint led by the female gender emerges, where we find the figure of Beatriz Colomina. The article arises from an interest in exploring the understanding of possible historiographical starting points of Tafuri in Colomina and identifying some historiographical triggers between the authors. To what extent everything in Colomina's life, as she said in an interview with José Juan Barba, would really be random? To investigate this dialogue, writings of Tafuri and about the Italian architect from 1971, when "Theories and History of Architecture" was published and translated into Spanish, to the 1980s, when the Spanish author moved to New York for her studies, were revisited. The text's approach seeks a narrative freedom that addresses some operative criticisms where the authors acted, contributing to the possibility that the study nourishes new research and interpretations of past sources.

The environmental performance of buildings has been a frequently addressed topic in the construction sector. In this context, the present study aimed to compare CO₂ emissions from the manufacturing processes of the materials required for construction, as well as the generation of solid waste from external enclosures and some incorporated structural systems, during the architectural design and building construction processes. Four distinct external enclosure scenarios were considered: conventional masonry with ceramic blocks, concrete block masonry, Light Wood Framing (LWF), and Light Steel Framing (LSF). Thus, based on different studies developed using the methodological framework of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) available in the literature, emissions and waste generation were quantified, resulting in environmental indicators that can serve as a basis for decision-making in architectural projects.

El artículo aborda las juventudes de sectores populares en La Matanza desde una mirada situada, crítica y propositiva. Analiza sus condiciones de vida, atravesadas por múltiples vulneraciones, y el impacto de políticas públicas locales como el Programa Envión-Podés. Se destaca el rol de las organizaciones comunitarias y la necesidad de nuevas institucionalidades que interpelen a les jóvenes desde su potencial. Frente al debilitamiento del Estado y la exclusión post pandemia, se ponen en valor intervenciones integrales, territoriales y corresponsables. Summary: The article examines youth from marginalized sectors in La Matanza through a situated, critical, and proactive lens. It analyzes their living conditions, marked by multiple forms of vulnerability, and the impact of local public policies such as the Envión-Podés Program. The role of community organizations is highlighted, along with the need for new institutional frameworks that engage young people based on their potential. In the context of a weakened state and post-pandemic exclusion, the value of comprehensive, territorial, and shared-responsibility interventions is emphasized.

El artículo presenta resultados parciales de lo que vienen trabajando los grupos de investigación en Ciencia Política dirigidos por César Caamaño en torno a la situación de las juventudes, la problemática de la pobreza y su relación con el hábitat en la región del AMBA, desde una perspectiva de género. Se hace hincapié en las posibilidades de inserción en el mercado laboral y en el sistema educativo medio y superior de los sectores juveniles más vulnerables, teniendo en cuenta las políticas públicas más importantes al respecto -a nivel local, provincial y nacional- y la participación de organizaciones e instituciones de la sociedad civil. ¿Alcanza simplemente con pregonar la “igualdad de oportunidades” sin plantear políticas tendientes a su efectiva materialización? Summary: The article presents part of what the Political Science research groups led by César Caamaño have been working about youth and the problem of poverty and its relationship with habitat in the AMBA region, from a gender perspective. Emphasis is placed on the possibilities of insertion in the labor market and in the secondary and higher education system of the most vulnerable youth sectors, considering the most important public policies in this regard - at the local, provincial and national levels - and the participation of civil society organizations and institutions. Is it enough simply to preach "equality of opportunity" without proposing policies aimed at its effective materialization?

Melina Vázquez es socióloga (UBA), Magíster y Doctora en Ciencias Sociales (UBA). Investigadora Adjunta del CONICET en el Instituto de Investigaciones Gino Germani y profesora de Sociología en la UBA. Co-coordina el Equipo de Estudios de Políticas y Juventudes (GEPoJu) y el Grupo de Trabajo CLACSO “Juventudes e infancias”. Ha publicado numerosos artículos y es autora y editora de libros sobre juventudes en América Latina, entre ellos Juventudes Latinoamericanas (2015), Militancias Juveniles en la Argentina democrática (2016) y Juventudes, Estado y participación en la Argentina actual (2015). Recientemente, junto con Carolina Spataro, publicó Sin padre, sin marido y sin Estado. Feministas de las nuevas derechas (Siglo XXI, 2024).

El artículo analiza los mecanismos de recompensas y gratificaciones aleatorias asociados a la monetización del ocio en videojuegos y redes sociales. Aborda los consumos culturales interactivos, los nuevos horizontes de interpelación impulsados por la industria de las telecomunicaciones y los procesos de subjetivación on-off line en dispositivos digitales conectados. Se observa que, en los contextos de apropiación, se instala y disputa un sentido común sobre una infancia atravesada por el juego y el consumo infinito, que legitima en la virtualidad y la simulación un gasto ilimitado de energía monetizable. Summary: The article analyses the mechanisms of rewards and random gratifications associated with the monetisation of leisure in video games and social networks. The text addresses three themes: interactive cultural consumption, new modes of interpellation driven by the telecommunications industry, and on-off line subjectivation processes in connected digital devices. It has been observed that, in contexts of appropriation, a common sense is established and contested about a childhood characterised by play and infinite consumption. This common sense legitimises unlimited expenditure of monetisable energy in virtuality and simulation.

Gabriela Torres es trabajadora social y especialista en planificación de políticas públicas. Ha ocupado diversos cargos de gestión a nivel nacional y provincial, entre ellos, Secretaria de la SEDRONAR, Subsecretaria de Adicciones de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Coordinadora Nacional del INAES y del Programa de Educación del Instituto Nacional de Educación, con una trayectoria centrada en el diseño y la implementación de políticas de cuidado y prevención.

Introduction: One of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide is penetrating abdominal trauma, with different impact approaches in the regions. Among the devices most commonly used in these practices are firearms and sharp weapons, causing great concern about the rate of increase of these violent cases; there is often increased use of sharp weapons due to their high availability in homes and sites of recurrence, however, the use of firearms has been increasing by the entry of these into the country by Organized Crime Groups (GDO). It is essential to study the lesions and injury mechanism to provide a correct clinical record, report writing, to testify before a judge, and there is also a just conviction in the trials in which the Forensic Physician is involved. Objectives: General: Analyze the different penetrating abdominal injuries, as well as their mechanism of action, in victims of violence by sharp weapons and firearms. Specifics: Consolidate information through research and search in high-impact databases to provide a tool for Criminology and Forensic Science professionals. Define the devices commonly used in these criminal acts, as well as correlate this information with data from major conflict areas worldwide. Methodology: Through a systematic search in databases and scientific journals, including PUBMED, PMC, ELSEVIER, The Cochrane Library Plus, NCBI, The Lancet Global Health and UpToDate, the aim was to develop a descriptive study based on an updated and structured literature review.  Results: In the first half of 2024, in Ecuador, there were 2,595 homicides committed with firearms and weapons. The firearm may cause an entry, trajectory and exit orifice or sometimes the projectile remains at the level of some internal anatomical structure. Injuries caused depend on speed, distance and the weapon used. Blunt weapons can cause sharp, stabbing, contusive, short-stabbing wounds. The most frequently affected organ at the abdominal level was the small intestine. Conclusions: The detailed description of injuries is essential for the development of justice, so it is important to study these both for the Criminalistics and Forensic Sciences staff as well as for the emergency room staff of hospitals that often carry out the reception of these cases, Bearing in mind that the most commonly used devices for criminal offences are revolvers, medium-speed and high-velocity projectile weapons, as well as pointed instruments which may cause injury. General Area of Study: Criminalistics. Specific area of study: Legal Medicine. Type of study: Bibliography Review.