Los servicios sociales especializados para la vejez: Las residencias de la tercera edad en Galicia

El envejecimiento de la población es un tema que suscita una fuerte controversia social. El progresivo incremento de la esperanza de vida y el cada vez mayor grado de dependencia de los ancianos son los responsables de la creciente demanda asistencial. Las residencias de la tercera edad en Galicia han respondido con un fuerte aumento de la oferta del número de plazas, y se han convertido en las principales proveedoras de cuidados para las personas mayores con discapacidades en la actualidad. No obstante, el riesgo que supone el proceso de institucionalización para la autonomía de los usuarios ha provocado cambios en el modelo tradicional y potenció el desarrollo de otros sistemas alternativos

Citizen Action as a Driving Force of Change. The Meninas of Canido, Art in the Street as an Urban Dynamizer

The austerity policies imposed by the government in the wake of the 2007 crisis have deteriorated the welfare state and limited neighborhood recovery. Considering the inability and inefficiency on the part of administrations to carry out improvement actions in neighborhoods, it is the neighborhood action itself that has carried out a series of resilient social innovations to reverse the dynamics. In this article, we will analyze the Canido neighborhood in Ferrol, a city in north-western Spain. Canido is traditional neighborhood that was experiencing a high degree of physical and social deterioration, until a cultural initiative called “Meninas of Canido,” promoted by one of its artist neighbors, recovered its identity and revitalized it from a physical, social, and economic point of view. Currently, the Meninas of Canido has become one of the most important urban art events in Spain and has receives international recognition. The aim of this article is to evaluate the impact that this action has had in the neighborhood. For this, we conducted a series of semi-structured interviews with the local administration, neighborhood association, the precursors of this idea, merchants, and some residents in general, in order to perceive the reception and evolution of this action.This research was funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO) New Models for Governing Cities and Intervention in Urban Spaces in the Post-Crisis Period (CSO2016-75236-C2-1-R).S

The Lessons of Public–Private Collaboration for Energy Regeneration in a Spanish City. The Case of Txantrea Neighbourhood (Pamplona)

Although the transformation of the energy model is a global problem, cities take on a leading role in the process as they are important consumers of energy resources. For years, local authorities have been implementing various energy saving initiatives. The transport and equipment renovation sectors, as well as the residential renovation sector, are the focus of the objectives of local strategies to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In this article we analyse the role of local government in the energy transition, its relationship with other public–private territorial agents, and the involvement of citizens in the design and implementation of their initiatives. To this end, we will focus on the case of Pamplona, a city in the north of Spain with a policy aimed at low-energy, renewable, decentralised, and sustainable restructuring. We will analyse the heating districts of its Txantrea neighbourhood. By means of qualitative information obtained through interviews, we will see how the project has been carried out, which actors participated, the problems encountered, and how it has impacted savings, the improvement of quality of life of the residents, and urban and energetic regeneration processesThis research was funded by the State Research Agency, Ministry of Science and Innovation Reference PID2019-108120RB-C31S

Peruvian immigration and fishing in Cambados port (Galicia): a gender perspective

Since the early part of the 20th century Spain has been a fishing power where expansive and highly competitive industrial fishing has developed and also a country where the traditional fishing on the coast is strategically important for the local population. In Galicia, the great socio-economic importance of fishing, shellfish-gathering and the activities related to the world of the sea is significant, something exceptional in Europe. This is the context in which, since the end of the 20th century, there has been a process of incorporation of migrants to the fishing activity. In 2011, Peruvian nationals were the most numerous foreigners employed by the fishing industry in Galicia. This research aims at making a case study, focused on the small port of Cambados, to analyze the levels of integration of wives of these Peruvian sailors

Gestión del conocimiento: perspectiva multidisciplinaria. Volumen 11

El libro “Gestión del Conocimiento. Perspectiva Multidisciplinaria”, Volumen 11, de la Colección Unión Global, es resultado de investigaciones. Los capítulos del libro, son resultados de investigaciones desarrolladas por sus autores. El libro cuenta con el apoyo de los grupos de investigación: Universidad Sur del Lago “Jesús María Semprúm” (UNESUR), Zulia – Venezuela; Universidad Politécnica Territorial de Falcón Alonso Gamero (UPTAG), Falcón – Venezuela; Universidad Politécnica Territorial de Mérida Kleber Ramírez (UPTM), Mérida – Venezuela; Universidad Guanajuato (UG) - Campus Celaya - Salvatierra - Cuerpo Académico de Biodesarrollo y Bioeconomía en las Organizaciones y Políticas Públicas (C.A.B.B.O.P.P), Guanajuato – México; Centro de Altos Estudios de Venezuela (CEALEVE), Zulia – Venezuela, Centro Integral de Formación Educativa Especializada del Sur (CIFE - SUR) - Zulia - Venezuela, Centro de Investigaciones Internacionales SAS (CIN), Antioquia - Colombia.y diferentes grupos de investigación del ámbito nacional e internacional que hoy se unen para estrechar vínculos investigativos, para que sus aportes científicos formen parte de los libros que se publiquen en formatos digital e impreso