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This paper presents a methodological alternative to analyze land use trajectories. It takes as a case study and prototype an analysis of changes in land use at a general level in Argentina (the Pampas region, the Northwest, the Northeast, and Cuyo, excluding the Patagonia). The objective is to obtain a map with the highest possible resolution that allows to detect the following situations: 1) areas of recent agrarian frontier expansion; 2) areas of “consolidated” agriculture, and 3) areas of recent urban expansion. This paper focuses especially on the development of the applied methodology and a first attempt to validate it. Based on data from the European Space Agency (ESA) linked to the "Climate Change Initiative-Land" (ESA-CCI-LC) for the 1992-2020 period, a clustering of land use trajectories from distances is generated by means of editing distances (used for sequence analysis). There were 29 types of pixel-level trajectories obtained, validated by visual analysis, with an acceptable performance for detection of different trajectories. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Within the specialized literature, there is a relative consensus in defining self-production as the main means of access to habitat for low-income social groups in Latin America. It is possible to define these individual or collective processes as decom-modified forms of habitat production, that is, productive forms that do not aim to obtain profit and that prioritize housing as a use value. This paper seeks to analyze some of the causes of a collective experience, paying particular attention to those organizational technologies that made the construction of housing solutions viable. In this sense, the research problem is restricted to the following questions. What are the dynamics of co-construction between social actors, organizational technologies, and artefactual housing solutions in a process of decom-modified production of habitat? How do these dynamics generate (or inhibit) inclusive development processes? To answer this question, the case of the Quilmes Consumer and Housing Cooperative Ltda. (Quilmes, GBA) will be analyzed from the Socio-Technical Analysis (AST). The information collection strategy was focused on the survey of secondary sources of information, an in-depth interview with the president of the Cooperative and field visits carried out in 2015. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Based on a case study, this paper aims to explore and systematize the meanings and evaluations held by private and state actors regarding the coastal dune ecosystem and the discourses they construct about their own practices in the territory. The methodological tool used in this study is the qualitative analysis software Atlas.ti, which is used to analyze an audiovisual resource and an interview. Concepts from political ecology and critical geography are addressed to reflect on 21st-century urban/real estate extractivism and the conception of nature in the neoliberal and neo-extractive project. Research reveals the existence of market-based assessments (Martínez Alier, 2008) among both private and state actors, whereby nature is seen as a resource that can be exploited for profit, and increasing profitability is seen as the only way to achieve "development" and "growth." [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Industrial systems are not isolated socioeconomic units, but while they retain a certain unity and delimitation, they are articulated by social relations that are defined on different spatial scales. However, the observation of the territorial structure of industrial systems is not simple or direct, since these scalar social relations overlap and combine. Different methods have been developed for the study of industrial systems, emphasizing their multiscalarity; however, the theoretical and methodological issue persists. This paper will seek to contribute to this question by analyzing the notion of territorial structure both from a theoretical-methodological point of view, as well as through the analysis of the matrix of origin and destination of inputs and products, estimated for those of the industrial systems of the Province of Santa Fe, Argentina. The article proposes a comprehensive point of view aimed at capturing the ways in which social relations, which operate on different scales, articulate the work of localized productive systems. An operationalization based on the observation of product and supply movements is proposed, in different spatial horizons, showing potential features of qualitatively different territorial structures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Rendón Rojas has recently defended the idea that disciplines and particularly, information science, need some kind of foundation for their development. At the same time, in his attack on anti-foundationalism, he refers to the fact that it is not possible because it is unfeasible to evade the principle of sufficient reason, and that its adoption leads to relativism and subjectivism. Therefore, the objective of this paper is to develop a critical discussion of Rendón Rojas's proposal, from an antifoundationalist perspective. To do this, a literature review is carried out and are analyzed the various variants of foundationalism as a philosophical current, in order to establish the main criticisms that have been made of it. Sellars' arguments are presented when considering foundationalism and the myth of the given. The criticisms of relativity and subjectivity made to anti-foundationalism are examined. A critical discussion is carried out on the principle of sufficient reason as a bastion for the disciplines, it is sustained that its presentation is an area of controversy and debate. Also, it presented an anti-foundationalist vision for information science. It is concluded that anti-foundationalism offers a fertile field when it comes to thinking about how scientific disciplines are consolidated, how they achieve consensus and community agreements. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the “erotic dialogues”, especially the Symposium and the Phaedrus, Plato explained why erotic desire can play an epistemic function, establishing a strong connection between erotic desire and beauty, “the most clearly visible and the most loved” (Phaedr. 250e1) among the Ideas. Taking the erotic dialogues as a background, in this paper I elucidate Plato’s explanation in another context, the one of the Phaedo (72e3-77a5), for discussing the epistemic function of erotic desire in relation to the deficiency argument and the affinity argument. My claim is that the erotic desire of the philosopher is activated by the recognition of traces of the Ideas as something that the material world lacks and that, nevertheless, his soul is familiar with. This desire for the Ideas triggers the process of recollection, and thus erotic desire acquires a decisive role in the acquisition of knowledge in the Phaedo. In the final section of the paper, I highlight the contemporary relevance of Plato’s epistemology of erotic desire. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, we argue that Pierre Hadot’s popular historiographical thesis regarding “philosophy as a way of life,” wherein the seal of Ancient philosophy was the consistency between life and doctrine, is an empirically untraceable thesis and yet another instance of the so-called “normative fallacy.” It is through this thesis that Hadot projected his conception of philosophy from Monastic Catholicism and Existentialism in Ancient philosophy. Here we show that, without this empirical evidence, said ideal of consistency between life and doctrine loses one of its main foundations. Furthermore, by appealing to recent empirical evidence, we also argue that this ideal is unattainable today. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The main conflict in Sophocles’ Antigone is easily explained as the confrontation of contradictory points of view that are embodied by the leading roles in performance, Creon and Antigone, between the State law and the family piety, as many scholars have shown. In this paper the author shows that this conflict can be analyzed too from a stylistic perspective. Throughout the tragedy many linguistical paradoxes and juxtapositions of two contradictory words can be found. These terms are prone to give emphasis and reinforce linguistically this conflict. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Considering the increase in housing tenants (inquilinización) and financialization in Latin America, this paper explores the emergence of short-term rentals in the City of Buenos Aires, as a growing trend of housing commodification, barely incorporated into the agenda of urban studies in Latin America. To do so, we take the case of Airbnb and examined four basic dimensions to characterize the phenomenon: quantity and evolution of offers, spatial distribution, housing prices and types of owners, then comparing them with the long term rental market. Results show that short term rental shows sustained growth both over time and territory; it is a real estate market segment which is operated by concentrated and intermediary actors. Due to the low occupancy rate of the properties, the rent obtained is currently lower than in the long-term rental market. However, the post-pandemic context (still in the process of recovery) and other significant non-economic factors must be considered when interpreting these results. The paper concludes by proposing future possibilities of advance in the research of the phenomenon in Argentina. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the period of globalization, finance finds new ways to expand in society and the territory through contemporary technological modernizations. The use of technical objects –such as smartphones– and digital platforms accelerated the spread of financial services and products in virtual environments. This article aims to understand the new uses of the territory and technological modernization, based on actions by fintech companies that operate mainly with electronic means of payment through mobile applications. The methodology used is based on consultations of secondary information sources, such as publications by public and private institutions and academic papers related to the subject, and primary sources based on interviews with informants who work in computer and telecommunications service companies in Argentina. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The prominence of universities as centers for the publication of scientific journals in Latin America has been assessed in different works; however, few studies have described these scenarios from a historical perspective that recovers the characteristics of the first publications and their contexts. this research focuses on the survey of journals published during the foundational period of the Universidad Nacional del Litoral (1919-1943), and their characterization according to formats and contents presented. Out of a total of 13 periodical publications surveyed, we found the existence of journals that present a hybrid genre between scientific and informative discourse; a smaller group that we call "teaching journals", dedicated to teaching and the publication of practical exercises for students; and a majority of publications (7 journals in total) dedicated to the communication of the results of scientific research. this paper focuses on these pioneering scientific journals, which marked the beginning of a path of academic publications in the context of a founding moment in the creation of research institutes and consolidation of scientific careers, and coinciding with the development of extension policies. Studying the processes between the beginnings of the UNL in light of the present allows us to postulate an editorial will that extends throughout the history of the institution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The transition of the scholarly journals to XML JATS is very recent. The proposal of Redalyc seeks to contribute to the sustainability of the Diamond Open Access publications, providing the editor with knowledge and technology. Marcalyc, is the software developed by Redalyc, available at no cost to the journals indexed by this system. It implements a model for XML markup and generates the following output formats: PDF, HTML, ePUB, intelligent reader and mobile reader. Currently, 1082 journals indexed by Redalyc have adopted XML JATS. These results represent a direct benefit for publisher institutions and one of the contributions of Redalyc to the Open Access initiative. This paper describes the methodology, design, development and results of Marcalyc. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper analyzes the processes through which Cerro San Bernardo (Salta) has become a tourist observation point, considering material adaptations, images and practices involved. To that end, promotional information concerning this hill as an observation point and Salta as a tourist attraction was gathered and systematized. Tourists’ activities were also observed and recorded. In addition, personal interviews to public and private actors involved in local tourism were conducted. The paper concludes that visual appreciation from the top of San Bernardo replicates some traditions about what to do at observation points and how. It also points out the need to consider these places and the observation practices associated to them together with the array of activities involved in tourists' visits. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper we explore the integration of the Plotinian theory of emotions from the rehabilitation of the sensory organ. From this perspective, the soul is disturbed by the abundance of sensations and emotions are considered activities of the soul, which are experienced when the soul becomes aware of the states of the body. But, as in the case of sensation, the soul is not affected by the emotions of the body. In order to live virtuously, the soul knows how to tame the irrational affections coming from the body, with the intellectual level of the soul exercising full control over the emotions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper sets out to analyze two urban development proposals from a comparative point of view. Based on a literature review of the Nueva Costa del Plata project and the data collected for my doctoral research on Puerto Madero, it traces both lines of continuity and emergent tendencies in the urban expansion of the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area. From that basis, it proposes a conceptual revision of urban renewal through 'waterfront revitalization', and goes on to put in context the relationship of the city of Buenos Aires and its metropolitan area with the Río de la Plata. Finally, it deploys each of the contrasting proposals, in order to arrive at a comparative analysis that allows reflection on urban renovations of the waterfront of the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper examines critically the fact that it is not the tragedy with a plot that is generally unknown to the unspecialized reader, but the one that is part of the cultural heritage of the common reader, that poses the greatest problems of interpretation, since the prejudices and preconceptions of the reader are also greater. Assuming the fact that our reading of Euripides' Medea is determined (even materially) by how we have understood certain Greek words, the present study reconsiders some aspects of Medea's program of revenge, an issue which has been previously studied in other works by the author of this paper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the fragments of the Eudemus dialogue the hapax "indefinite deprivation" ("estéresis aoristos") appears. The meaning of this strange construction has been much discussed by contemporary critics. Depending on their interpretation, each critic has offered a different theory about the evolution of the Stagirite's thought and the dating of his works. In this paper we present the current state of the matter and propose an integrating interpretation of the previous proposals, but disregarding those elements that have occurred or are even unsustainable according to current criticism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Despite being one of the oldest surviving tragedies, Aeschylus' Agamemnon shows great originality and compositional mastery. In this paper, attention is focused, on the one hand, on the narration, which is delayed at the end of the tragedy and in which the chronological order is reversed, and, on the other hand, on the messenger scene, which is anticipated by the torch scene, where the main character is Clytemnestra. The comparison of both scenes shows how Aeschylus opposes different forms of communication, drawing attention to the imperfection of any communicative act and producing a meta-theatrical reflection on the authority of the narrative voice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper studies the syntactic distribution of the Greek terms φόβος, δέός, αίδώς and ...λγος in Homer, Hesiod, the three tragedians, Aristophanes, Herodotus, Thucydides and Xenophon. The aim is to find differences in their usage that reflect an evolution of meaning from a more animistic and personalized conceptualization to a conceptualization as simple abstracts. Above all, the verbal contexts in which they appear are analysed and, more particularly, when the terms are used as the Subject of the clause. The conclusion is that such concepts are more frequently linked to verbs of agentive character -those which admit a personalized interpretation- in the most archaic or poetic texts, while this type of usage is largely foreign to historiography and Aristophanes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present paper is a review of Pasión por la historia antigua. De Gibbon a nuestros días, a collective book edited by A. Duplá, Ch. Núñez y G. Reimond. I present each chapter of it, dedicated to a distinguished figure in the historiography of ancient history from the eighteenth century to the present days. I propose a series of reflections for each one of them and for the book as a hole. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present paper does not intend to be a systematic analysis of the work of José Luis Romero on the Roman Republic, whose texts are not far from celebrating a centenary since its production. Rather, it is a dialogue with some of his ideas within the framework of modern historiographical production on the subject, in the first place and, second, of my own interest in certain topics of the same. Through these pages we try to observe how historical readings have evolved around the central theme that occupies his doctoral thesis. In some cases such visions are simply contrasted, in others assessments are made and conclusions are drawn. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this paper is to discuss conceptualizations regarding drainage basin management and spatial planning, later to inquire how these viewpoints influence the instruments and institutions that currently guide the development of such areas in the Metropolitan Region of Buenos Aires (RMBA, Región Metropolitana de Buenos Aires). In terms of methodology, we collated and analyzed the most representative instruments and institutions which influence the RMBA, including specific bibliography, technical reports and official websites. The results show that the traditional conceptualization of both spatial planning and drainage basin management still predominate. In addition, the diverse instruments consulted do not seem to properly attend to the environmental and spatial complexity of the RMBA, given the latter's multiple jurisdictions and the high degree of normative dispersion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In recent decades, global warming has intensified fires that have destroyed huge forested areas in various parts of the world. Argentina has not been exempted from this problem, nor has its province of Chaco. Therefore, this article attempts to give a geographical look at the issue of forest fires that occurred in nine departments in the east of this province during the period between 2015 and 2020. Through statistical analysis and georeferencing of information from different sources, the paper aims to identify the fire outbreaks that have been recorded in the study area described above and in that period of time, and characterize the current provincial management on the subject of fire risks. The production of cartography was made from the use of Qgis. In 2020, the region under analysis suffered a large number of fire outbreaks in rural areas that affected a little more than 60,000 hectares, destroying pastures, native and planted forests and, consequently, deteriorating soils, wildlife, and also damaging stubble cover and farmlands. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper develops Brazilian geographer Bernardo Mançano Fernandes’ notion of “socio-territorial movements” as an analytical category for social movements that have as their central objective the appropriation of space in pursuit of their political project. It does so by contrasting the concept of socio-territorial movement to those of social movement and sociospatial movement, and proposing four axes of analysis for socio-territorial movements: strategy, identity, political sociability and institutions. These axes are considered across three case studies: the MST in Brazil; an urban social movement from North-West Argentina called the “Tupac Amaru Neighborhood Organization”; and the 2011 “Occupy” movement in London. In conclusion, we discuss some key differences between the movements studied, and consider the limits to a socio-territorial analysis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper narrates experiences of an university extension project carried out during 2019 and aimed at building knowledge about the use of public statistics on the social issue, together with social organizations and political groups in the City of La Plata. The objective of the project was focused on visibilizing the state agencies producing statistical information, providing tools to interpret the information disseminated by these organizations, and analyzing the situation of the labor market, poverty and income distribution in Greater La Plata in recent years, together with the organizations and groups participating in the project. The experience had a special meaning as it brought together university teachers, state agents, social organizations and political groups within the framework of a university extension project, while also mooting a discussion on the social effects of the main socioeconomic policies implemented by the government of Cambiemos. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

e aim of this paper is to propose a unified model for the definition of Knowledge Organization Systems (KOS). In the first place, we offer a survey of different definitions of KOS and the resulting typologies. We summarize what we consider certain theoretical weaknesses contained in the available bibliography, in order to point out that there is a need to draw attention to the different theories of meaning underlying in the different conceptions of KOS. Based on the criticisms and problems raised, a definition of KOS is proposed. In this new definition, KOS are understood as social infrastructures of symbolic mediation differentiated from other social devices due to their systematic and formal character. Likewise, the notion of cognitive authority is established as an organizing factor in the spectrum of types of systems for organizing knowledge. Finally, based on the model proposed, we offer a spectrum of types of KOS. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

e purpose of this paper is to offer an unexplored approach to the studies of the old printed books in Argentinian libraries: the presence of medieval and humanistic manuscript fragments used as binding material. We will offer a typology of in situ fragments according to their function through some exemplary cases. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of this paper is, from the analysis of Metaphysics Z 1034a5-9, to establish what is the principle of individuation for Aristotle. In order to fulfill this task, the text is divided into four sections. In the first of them we present, grosso modo, what the mentioned principle consists of and the candidates for it. In the second, we expose matter (hyle/ὕλη) as a principle of individuation and, in the third, the form (eîdos/εἶδος also morphé/μορφή), together with the problems that each perspective entails. Finally, we propose an alternative way of understanding form as a principle of individuation and matter as a necessary condition for it. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]