Citizens, territory and disaster risk: a complex relationship for participation in Colombia
Citizens, territory and disaster risk: a complex relationship for participation in Colombia

Author(s): Tulia Elena Hernández Burbano, Javier Gonzaga Valencia Hernandez
Subject(s): Geography, Regional studies
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: citizen participation; communities; social innovation; disaster risk; safe territories
Summary/Abstract: In terms of participation, the social practices of the 21st century present transformations that are expressed in diverse forms as citizens organize themselves to face the challenges and economic, social and environmental difficulties. In this way, today’s societies have stopped being passive in the face of the decisions of the state that involve them in order to achieve spaces of participation with an impact on the management of public affairs. The participation of citizens in Colombia in decisions that affect the environment and society in their territories, despite the important advances made since the 1991 Constitution was adopted faces threats and challenges that must be overcome due to the situation of violence against social leaders.

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