TEAM 33 housing lacking

In this article we can see about tha crisis that is happening in Mexico, and the bad conditions in which a really alarming amount of people live, it is important for our research because this kind of topics are crucial for our studies. Gallegos, Z. (2018). A tight spot for the 34 million Mexicans living in micro-apartments. El Pais. Retrieved from: https://elpais.com/elpais/2018/02/09/inenglish/1518182586_392585.html

This essay traces the speeds of poverty, confronting and crossing the others, and in doing so is related to power itself. This essay is one of the most lucid studies of the early 2000 that has been made to our reality through literature. GO and check it out! Voionmaa, D. (2011). Leer la pobreza . Mexico:Cuarto Propio.

This thesis examined the diferent factors that can make you a homeless, it is also important to take into consideration this kind of studies. Ravenhill says (2014) “people’s routes into homelessness are complex, multiple and interlinked and are the result of biographical, structural and behavioural factors.” Ravenhill, M. (2014). The Culture of Homelessness: An Ethnographic Study. (PhD in Social Policy). Retrieved from: http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/2665/1/U615614.pdf

This book explains the problems that homeless people face, specially kids. Hutto and Viola (2014) mentioned “ Homeless  children and their families experience significant stress because of their housing status, often compounded by past traumatic experiences such as illness, violence, or separation.” It’s important for the research to analyze the different situations that homelessness faces. Hutto, N., & Viola, J. (2014). Toxic stress and brain development in young homeless children. In H. C. Matto, J. Strolin-Goltzman, & M. S. Ballan (Eds.), Neuroscience for social work: Current research and practice. (pp. 263–277). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Co.

The houses in La Cuesta are built by the families themselves. According to a government report, “The use of certain materials and the way they are put together could be a health and safety risk while there is also poor administration of space.” link

As Wolley (2015) explains in her article, living in the streets is not justa  social problem, it brings with it, those are the top 10 problems she found important: 1. Mortality and unintentional injuries (bruises, cuts, burns, etc.) 2. Musculoskeletal disorders and chronic pain 3. Hunger and nutrition 4. Skin & foot problems 5. Infectious diseases 6. Dental problems 7. Respiratory illness 8. Chronic diseases and disorders 9. Sexual & reproductive care 10. Mental health issues Wolley, E. (2015).  What are the top 10 health issues homeless people face?  Making Research Matter. From: http://homelesshub.ca/blog/what-are-top-10-health-issues-homeless-people-face

This is an article published in 1995, so it is amazing that there are people writing about this topic since then. The author realized his research in Guadalajara mainly, and in other cities in Latin America.   Ri sing prices, falling incomes and other economic and social problems are some factors that the author talks about in the article.  Escobar Latapí, A., & de la, M. G. (1995). Crisis, restructuring and urban poverty in Mexico.  Environment and Urbanization ,  7 (1), 57–76.

As we already know, lack of housing is just one of the problems that our country faces. Poverty is a situation that hits the population in different manners like the level of education, level of opportunities, health possibilities. Go and check out this report because you can find a lot more about this topic. CONEVAL. (2012). Report of Poverty in Mexico. The Country, its Federal Entities and its Municipalities. Coneval. Mexico City.

CONEVAL show us this statistics of poverty in the whole country, it gave us a really interesting report where we can check the reasons why some cities face this conditions, go and take a look of it, so you can understand better this situation. CONEVAL. (2012). Report of Poverty in Mexico. The Country, its Federal Entities and its Municipalities. Coneval. Mexico City.

This picture is a great example of how some people live, as you can see these are old people, and those are unacceptableliving conditions for anyone and even more for old people. Unfortunately, this is a reality because people +50 years old are the ones that more often we see in the streets. What can we do for a change?

This picture shows, how some people live in Mexico, because they can’t have anything better. 

This article analyze many basic topic in the problematic we will based in our project. It explains that the main cause of lack of housing in our country. People can’t buy a house, because they are poor and they don’t have the money is required to buy a house, also this article analyze what the government, as their responsibility is doing to deal with this problem and reduce as possible the amount of homeless people or with an unfit living place. This article tell us about why the neoliberalism is affecting negatively our country and the vulnerable communities in our country. Fernandez, D., Salgado, J. (2014). Economic Crisis, Poverty and Social Policy in Mexico. Critical Sociology.  Vol 42, Issue 1, pp. 87 - 104.