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Livelihood assessment in district 1 of Medellin – Colombia

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  • Mendoza Ciro Alfonso Serna

    (Universidad de Manizales, Director of the PhD program in Sustainable Development, Columbia)

  • Czerny Miroslawa

    (Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, University of Warsaw, Poland)

  • Pineda Abraham Allec Londoño

    (Coordinator of the International Relations and Business Group School as Economic and Administrative Sciences, Universidad de Medellin, Colombia.)

  • Rojas Oscar Alonso Velez

    (Professor International Business, Universidad de Medellin, Colombia)

Abstract

The livelihood approach aims at the analysis, understanding and restrictions that the poorest people have to face in order to recover from difficult situations. The Department for International Development model is applied to an urban zone with the purpose of making an assessment of the livelihood of the district ’la Comuna 1’ in Medellin, Colombia, which has been recognised as the poorest and one of the most dangerous districts of the city. The case study presents both a quantitative analysis (macro) and qualitative (micro) analysis, as a mixed method that allows a more complete analysis and understanding of livelihood, and providing a deeper understanding of the district from the livelihood approach. The results indicate a stable growth of livelihood during the period of analysis.

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  • Mendoza Ciro Alfonso Serna & Czerny Miroslawa & Pineda Abraham Allec Londoño & Rojas Oscar Alonso Velez, 2015. "Livelihood assessment in district 1 of Medellin – Colombia," Miscellanea Geographica. Regional Studies on Development, Sciendo, vol. 19(4), pages 9-20, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:mgrsod:v:19:y:2015:i:4:p:9-20:n:5
    DOI: 10.1515/mgrsd-2015-0025
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