“Twenty-odd years ago, this was Pablo Escobar’s town, with an annual homicide rate that peaked at 381 per 100,000. In New York City that would add up to an almost inconceivable 32,000 murders a year.” “Architecture alone obviously doesn’t account for the drop in homicides, but the two aren’t unrelated, either.” Sergio Fajardo, Mayor of Medellin, 2005
MEDELLIN, ANTIOQUIA, COLOMBIA
Project
Project
RESEARCH QUESTION To what extent these institutions are really being responsible for direct improvements in the life quality of the community in which they were placed?
PARTNERSHIP
PARQUE BIBLIOTECAS
1- SHP of Library Parks (Parque Bibliotecas)
Data
Earth Explorer
2 - SHP of blocks in Medellin (Manzanas) 3- Information about income 4- Information about education and life quality
Open Street Map
ENCUESTA DE CALIDAD DE VIDA EN MEDELLIN 2.005 DEPARTAMENTO ADMINISTRATIVO DE PLANEACIÓN SUBDIRECCIÓN METROINFORMACIÓN Unidad de Clasificación Socioeconomica y Estratificación
FORMULARIO
LOS DATOS SUMINISTRADOS POR LAS PERSONAS EN ESTA ENCUESTA SON ABSOLUTAMENTE
CARA A VIVIENDAS
CONFIDENCIALES Y NO PODRAN UTILIZARSE CON FINES FISCALES NI JUDICIALES NI PARA OTROS
COMUNA
PROPÓSITOS DIFERENTES AL PROPIAMENTE ESTADÍSTICO.
BARRIO
UBICACIÓN GEOGRÁFICA SECTOR
SECC
1
TIPO DE VIVIENDA 1 Vivienda en edificación no
MANZ
VIVIENDA NRO.
destinada para habitación.
2 Rancho o vivienda de desechos.
DIRECCIÓN O INSTALACIÓN DE LA VIVIENDA
AREA
TELÉFONO ESTRATO ________
URBANA RURAL
LA BASURA QUE PRODUCEN: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
3 Cuarto(s) 4 Apartamento 5 Casa
La recoge un servicio informal (zorra, carreta, etc) La tiran al patio, lote, zanja o baldío La tiran al río, caño, quebrada o laguna La entierran La queman La llevan a contenedor, basurero público La recogen los servicios de aseo
6
2
MATERIAL PREDOMINANTE DE LAS PAREDES EXTERIORES 1 Materiales de desechos y otros 2 Madera burda
3
3 Bahareque, guadua o caña 4 Tapia pisada 5 Ladrillo o bloque o adobe sin ranurar, 6 7 8 9
1 2 3 4 5
sin revocar o sin revitar. Bloque ranurado o revitado Ladrillo ranurado o revitado Ladrillo-bloque-adobe revocado y pintado Ladrillo-bloque forrado en piedra, madera
7 CUÁNTOS GRUPOS DE PERSONAS (HOGARES) COCINAN POR SEPARADO EN EN ESTA VIVIENDA
CUARTOS DE LA VIVIENDA 1 Sala 2 Comedor 3 Sala comedor 4 Cocina 5 Garajes
MATERIAL PREDOMINANTE DE LOS PISOS
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Tierra o arena Madera burda, tabla o tablón Cemento o gravilla Baldosa, vinilo, tableta o ladrillo Alfombra o tapete de pared a pared, mármol, parqué, madera
OBSERVACIONES:
6 Exclusivos para dormir 7 Para dormir y otros usos
4
5 ESTA VIVIENDA TOMA EL AGUA DE:
1 EE.PPM. 2 Pila pública 3 Otra forma
NOMBRE del ENCUESTADOR: NOMBRE del SUPERVISOR: NOMBRE del CRÍTICO: DIGITADOR:
SI EN ESTA VIVIENDA HAY MAS HOGARES, TOME OTRO FORMULARIO Y REGISTRE EL MISMO NÚMERO de ÉSTE, EN EL CAMPO RESPECTIVO Y EN 1 LOS MISMOS NÚMEROS de SECTOR, SECCIÓN, MANZANA Y EL NÚMERO de VIVIENDA QUE LE CORRESPONDIÓ A ESTE FORMULARIO E INICIE LAS PREGUNTAS A PARTIR de LA 9
Questionary used by the Municipality in 2005 to do the survey
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Medellin Poseidon - Government
Process
EXCEL DATA: filtered and compatibilized with shapes
Questionary used by the Municipality in 2008 to do the survey
Selected questions to join:
Data provided by the municipality was refined and a new field was created so the join could be possible with ArcGis.
1) Do you know how to read and write more than one paragraph? 2) What was your last level of study? 3) How much did you make last month? 4) Are you happy with your life?
COBAMA (system to classify blocks)= 0 & BARRIO & MANZANA
Process CHALLENGES
STEPS
1) The same houses were not interviewed every year
1- Identify the libraries in the city
2) The city asked different questions each year
2 - Select useful data from excel charts
3) Some data does not mention from which house it belongs: it cannot be spatialized
3- Join the blocks with the data from different years 4- Determine a buffer for these libraries (a range of influence)
Considering: * The average human pace between 3 and 5 miles/hour * Because of the steep topograpy a slowest speed was used = 4 miles/hr * Each library should be within 10 minutes of each person Library range of influence = 0,4 miles
Process
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Municipality Boundary Library Parks Medellin River Blocks
Results
Literacy and Level of Education throughout the years Medellin, Colombia
PARQUE BIBLIOTECA ESPANA
Range of Influence Library Park Neighborhood limits Yes - primary school Yes - secondary and technical school Yes - graduation No
Year 2004
Year 2005
Year 2006
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Statistics
P.B. Espana (2005) State: Antioquia Medellin Metropolitan Area
TOTAL
2004
2005
2006
43
2
51
-
-
7
-
-
-
6
-
6
49
2
64
Results
Literacy and Level of Education throughout the years Medellin, Colombia
PARQUE BIBLIOTECA SAN JAVIER
Range of Influence Library Park Neighborhood limits Yes - primary school Yes - secondary and technical school Yes - graduation
Year 2004
Year 2005
No
Year 2006
Âą
Statistics
P.B. San Javier (2006) State: Antioquia Medellin Metropolitan Area
TOTAL
2004
2005
2006
35
39
45
2
37
30
8
12
9
2
1
3
47
89
87
Results
Literacy and Level of Education throughout the years Level of Education Throughout Medellin, Colombiathe Years Medellin, Colombia
PARQUEBIBLIOTECA BIBLIOTECAESPANA QUINTANA PARQUE
Range of Influence Library Park Yes - primary school Yes - secondary and technical school Yes - graduation No
Year 2005
Year2004 2004 Year
Year 2005
Year 2006 Year 2006
Âą
Statistics
P.B. (2006) P.B. Quintana Espana (2005)
State: Antioquia Medellin Metropolitan Area
TOTAL
2004
2005
2006
63
71
56
5
0
4
4
9
4
2
3
3
78
83
67
Results
Conclusion
Library Park San Javier
Library Park Quintana
Percentages
Percentages
2004
2005
2006
2004
2005
2006
74%
43,8%
51,7%
80,8%
85,5%
83,6%
4,2%
41,6%
34,5%
6,4%
0%
6%
17%
13,5%
10,3%
5,1%
10,8%
6%
4,2%
1,1%
3,5%
2,6%
3,6%
4,4%
Library Park Espana Percentages 2004
2005
2006
87,7%
100%
79,7%
0%
0%
10,9%
0%
0%
0%
12,3%
0%
9,4%
What we can conclude is that the levels of iliteracy are decreasing while levels of literacy are increasing in two of these libraries. Some of basic levels of education are being affected such as the increase in Primary Education. On the other hand, in Quintana iliteracy increased. This lack of stability in data makes me believe that these libraries are not being directly responsible fro alterations in literacy and quality of formation.