The recent COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way people live in an unprecedented way. This includes severe impacts on people's health and wellbeing such as stress, reduced physical activity and loneliness due to confinement. In parallel, people had to find ways to secure their food, with fresh food especially scarce in some regions due to lockdowns and restricted flow of goods. As in previous massive crises, the practice of home food gardening seemed to have increased during this pandemic. Yet we largely do not know which parts of society took to home food gardening, in which urban setting home food gardening was practiced, and to which extent this practice contributed to people's daily livelihoods during the pandemic. In this case study we explore (a) who practices home food gardening, (b) the garden characteristics, and (c) the main perceived benefits and barriers bound to home food gardening during the pandemic. We set up an online questionnaire targeted at the population of Santiago de Chile, for which we received 305 responses. Our results clearly show that the possibility of being in contact with nature and feeling less stress through practicing home food gardening were the most significant perceived benefits, while lack of or inadequate space to garden and limited knowledge on home food gardening were the main barriers. These findings highlight for the specific context of a metropolitan region in South America that access to gardens and green space could contribute to a just urban society. Likewise, the practice of home food gardening can be a relevant tool to cope with the adverse consequences of the pandemic by informing public initiatives to promote healthier lifestyles during this and future crises contexts and also in the awaited “ordinary” times.
La resiliencia, un concepto basal en el marco de los actuales enfoques de riesgo de desastre en contextos urbanos, aporta a dichos estudios con perspectivas que incluyen las dimensiones sociológica, económica y medioambiental. La presente investigación ofrece una mirada crítica tanto al concepto de resiliencia urbana, como a su aplicación en el Programa “Quiero Mi Barrio” en un contexto de riesgo de desastre, de manera de formular estrategias que aporten al desarrollo barrial integrado. Para ilustrar este Programa se elige el caso del barrio Olga Leiva, en Peñalolén, conjunto habitacional expuesto al riesgo de la Falla San Ramón. El objetivo es el análisis de la resiliencia social, física y medioambiental de dicho entorno, estudio realizado a partir de entrevistas semiestructuradas y focus groups dirigidos a profesionales y académicos expertos. Se concluye que el conocimiento situado del riesgo con un foco específico en la Falla San Ramón, es instructivo para avanzar en una política pública con enfoque de resiliencia urbana desde una mirada multidimensional.
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