An urban geography of dignity

La vivienda digna y la vivienda adecuada. Estado del debate

“…A partir del trabajo realizado con esta población, Jacobson propone una taxonomía de la dignidad, en la cual son descritos procesos y condiciones socioespaciales que muestran que la integridad física o mental de un sujeto podría ser lesionada, y su dignidad violada, cuando en la interacción con el otro busca de forma infructuosa recursos espaciales en la ciudad (Jacobson, 2012; (Jacobson, Oliver y Koch, 2009). …”

Food Desertification: Situating Choice and Class Relations within an Urban Political Economy of Declining Food Access

“…For Jacobson et al (2007Jacobson et al ( , 2009, the concept draws attention to our beliefs about what standards a society formally or informally considers necessary in order for all individuals to enjoy a "good" life, beginning with basic feelings of self-respect, autonomy, and control over oneself. dignity may be felt and honoured in the "normal, unspoken conventions of mutual respect in everyday life" (Sayer, 2007, p. 565), and understood as core feelings of self-command and autonomy, "to be in control of oneself, competently and appropriately exercising one's powers" (ibid., p. 568).…”

The Cedar Project: Residential transience and HIV vulnerability among young Aboriginal people who use drugs

“…Difficulties finding and maintaining housing may force young people into living arrangements with sexual partners where they feel unsafe or powerless. Further, living in public or semi-public spaces precludes the physical and emotional safety and security often found at home (Jacobson et al, 2009;Robertson, 2007). Powerful social meaning attached to having "a home of one's own" means that those living in sub-standard housing may struggle to maintain self-worth and dignity (Aidala and Sumartojo, 2007).…”