Abstract

MASTRANDREA, Aldana. Social perception of water risk: analysis of the meanings attributed to the events of flooding in the neighborhood Villa Talleres, city of Bahía Blanca (province of Buenos Aires, Argentina). Estudios Socioterritoriales [online]. 2019, vol.26. ISSN 1853-4392.

The Geography of Perception and the cultural approach are enriching approaches to analysis in the recognition of the meanings that the inhabitants of urban space assign to the problems they face in their daily lives. In the city of Bahía Blanca, the Villa Talleres neighborhood manifests disadvantages derived from its physical vulnerability, aspects that are evident in the occurrence of floods and waterlogging. In this research, qualitative interviews are conducted semi-structured neighborhood residents and information is collected about the experiences lived by the inhabitants of the city in television, digital journalism and social networks. As preliminary results, it is noticed that the social perception that the neighbors elaborate of the neighborhood responds an image of abandonment related to the problems they face, but at the same time, characterized by a great social cohesion derived from the community activities that take place there.

Keywords : Geography of Perception; Lived experiences; Floods and floods; Urban space.