Bubo Coroman (X) Apr 25, 2010:

Thank you Adriana for the answers! ... Without ruling out your proposed translation (as you are the only one who knows the full context, and are therefore the best judge), I suggest you modify it to:
(a) "...a map of social vulnerability with special reference to crime was drawn".
OR:
(B)...a map of the crime aspect of social vulnerability was drawn".
The reason for the variation is that you explained in your answer "5" that crime can come within the definition of "social vulnerability", i.e. crime is part of "social vulnerability" and therefore not a separate kind of vulnerability (as in your proposal "vulnerability to crime").
The only thing I am still curious about is, does the text give any clues as to why Unidad Vecinal No. 9 is more vulnerable than for instance Unidades Vecinales Nos. 8 and 10... the only thing that comes to mind is that if they are municipal-owned lettings, the municipality may have grouped people with similar social circumstances in the same unit, e.g. single parents..., and the people in Unit 9 may be more socially vulnerable because of their social circumstances... ???

Adriana de Groote (asker) Apr 25, 2010:

I was thinking of putting something like:

"...a map of both social vulnerability and vulnerability to crime was drawn".

What do you all think?

Adriana de Groote (asker) Apr 25, 2010:

Cont.

As I mentioned, the document has nothing to do with natural disasters or poverty. It is all about what makes an urban space safer or more insecure, how to make things difficult for "bad guys" to commit unlawful acts, make the urban environment "nicer" and safer for people, etc.

Adriana de Groote (asker) Apr 24, 2010:

For Deborah,

1. The definition of "social vulnerability" is from another source.
2. No other mention to "Unidad Vecinal No.9", but my text is all about urban spaces and how to make them "safe", what characteristics make them insecure for people, how exposed they are to criminal acts, etc., etc.
3. The text is from Chile. It has nothing to do with poverty, but rather, the potential risks present in urban spaces.
4. The whole text refers to "safety", "crime", "perceptions of insecurity", etc., all related to urban spaces.
5. As per the definition of "social vulnerability" a stressor can also be the conditions of your surroundings (crime, insecurity, deterioration, poor lighting, etc.).

Leonardo Lamarche Apr 24, 2010:

Dear colleagues, The text said social-delictive. That means crimess and all crimes aee comitted against society.

Bubo Coroman (X) Apr 24, 2010:

Q. 5 5) Is the country, or region, prone to "natural hazards" (flooding, landslides, earthquakes, tsunamis...?...) as mentioned in your definition? Also, are there any other references in the text which might explain why "Unidad Vecinal Nº 9" is more prone to natural hazards than the others surrounding it (for instance, being near a river that is prone to flooding...)?

Bubo Coroman (X) Apr 24, 2010:

cont'd ... "social" and "crime" vulnerability (present in certain individuals amongst the population) or to the relationship between them?

Bubo Coroman (X) Apr 24, 2010:

Adriana, 5 questions (thank you in advance for your patience):

1) when you quoted the definition of "social vulnerability", did you take it from your text or another source?
2) Can you please check your text for other references to "Unidad Vecinal Nº 9" to determine its features and explain which features were used to classify it as "altamente vulnerable"?
(Is it a question of "income levels and poverty" or other social features?)
3) Which country is your text from (to know whether it is a very poor country)? - Examples of very poor countries would be Haiti, Honduras.

Without anticipating your answers, I'd just like to point out this reference from Honduras which talks about different kinds of "vulnerability map" and indicates that a "social vulnerability map" uses "incomes and poverty" data (which is different from the definition you quoted):
"The population vulnerability map displays the population density per county and the social vulnerability map adds data on incomes and poverty."
http://www.grida.no/publications/other/geo3/?src=/geo/geo3/e...

4) Are there any other references to "delict..." in your document that might explain whether the term refers to both...

Richard Boulter Apr 24, 2010:

Besides my peer comment in Jenni's Answer, I much prefer 'dynamic', rather than 'relationship', for this level of language. Having read and translated considerable scholarly work in social issues, I think 'dynamic/dynamics' is the more precise interpretation of the source. There may be an accepted wording using 'dynamic, social vulnerability and delinquency/crime' in a shorter phrase, utilizing accepted compound words as in Spanish. I prefer the order of 'social vulnerability' first and 'delinquency/crime' second, to avoid the overt cause-effect implication of the other way around, as the Spanish original does.

Jenni Lukac (X) Apr 23, 2010:

Hola Adriana. Entendido. Elegí la versión de abajo que ofrecí después de revisar un informe que tenía guardado sobre este tema. Se puede encontrar en: http://redalyc.uaemex.mx/redalyc/pdf/258/25806402.pdf . ¡buen fin de!

Adriana de Groote (asker) Apr 23, 2010:

Sólo para aclarar, "social vulnerability" no se refiere al nivel de pobreza o al riesgo inherente a una condición de pobreza. Se define así:

In its broadest sense, social vulnerability is one dimension of vulnerability to multiple stressors and shocks, including natural hazards. Social vulnerability refers to the inability of people, organizations, and societies to withstand adverse impacts from multiple stressors to which they are exposed. These impacts are due in part to characteristics inherent in social interactions, institutions, and systems of cultural values.