Thesis (Ph. D.)--Washington University, 1982. Dept. of History. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 543-568).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--UCLA, 2008. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 413-442).

Inaug.-diss.--Frankfurt a.M. / Lebenslauf. "Literaturverzeichnis": p. 88-95.

Inaug.-diss.--Frankfurt a.M. / Lebenslauf. "Literaturverzeichnis": p. 88-95.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, San Diego, 1998. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 149-151).

Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Antropologia Social, Florianópolis, 2013 / Made available in DSpace on 2013-12-06T00:15:58Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 319023.pdf: 966909 bytes, checksum: 454637e776ea2c11c9ec8d44ec7cfdf5 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013

This dissertation investigates informal waste recycling practices in the modern urban centre of Buenos Aires, Argentina. My research sets a baseline for the living and working conditions of the approximately 9,000 informal recyclers (cartoneros) in the city, focusing on their health, socio-economic status, and access to social and material resources. The research methods included a survey (n = 397) and interviews (n = 30) with cartoneros, as well as key informant interviews and an analysis of newspaper articles addressing informal recycling in the city. My findings indicate that Buenos Aires’ cartoneros, while not the poorest of the poor, are of a relatively low socio-economic status. Their health outcomes and determinants of health are poor compared to others in the Greater Buenos Aires region, and these workers are often stigmatized and discriminated against because of their associations with waste. Cartoneros’ experiences of the city are characterized by a series of social, political, and physical exclusions, revealing a state of urban inequality in Buenos Aires. I argue that municipal agendas of neoliberal urban development are implicated in both the symbolic and physical marginalization of these workers. Cartoneros draw upon many resources in coping with the multiple vulnerabilities that they face (particularly social resources and assets derived from their labour). They also occasionally engage with urban processes of exclusion through collective action and rhetorical redefinitions of their role in society. These workers are therefore active agents in their own destinies, and potential actors for social change. The municipal government of Buenos Aires has recently implemented a formalization plan for some of the city’s cartoneros; the dissertation includes an assessment of these plans, as well as recommendations for other policy-based interventions to informal recycling practices.

Clorindo Testa ocupa lugar de destaque no panorama da arquitetura argentina. Dada a sua longa produção arquitetônica - que se estende até a atualidade -, pode-se afirmar que a mesma é composta por fases distintas. Para exemplificar o primeiro período de sua carreira, destacam-se as obras que impulsionaram o seu reconhecimento profissional, tanto na Argentina, quanto internacionalmente, sendo elas: o Centro Cívico de Santa Rosa (1955-1976), o Banco de Londres (1960-1966) e a Biblioteca Nacional (1961-1996). O presente trabalho tem por objetivo principal a análise sistemática do projeto da Biblioteca Nacional e de sua inserção urbana, assim como a apresentação dos momentos que compõem a história dessa edificação. Além disso, pretende-se apresentar Clorindo Testa e sua arquitetura nos primeiros anos de sua carreira, através de uma aproximação dos outros dois projetos supracitados, que também representam essa fase. / Clorindo Testa has occupied a remarkable place in Argentinean architecture. Given his extensive architectonic production – which has been extended until today –, one can say it has distinct phases. As examples from the first period of his career, we can highlight the works that have driven his professional acknowledgement both in Argentina and over the world: Santa Rosa Civic Center (1955-1976), Bank of London (1960-1966), and the National Library (1961-1996). This work aims at systematically analyzing the project of the National Library and its urban insertion, as well as presenting the moments that have composed the history of this building. Besides that, we intend to present Clorindo Testa and his architecture in the early years of his career, through an approximation to the other two projects above mentioned, which are also representative of that phase.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oregon, 2001. / Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 227-239). Also available for download via the World Wide Web; free to University of Oregon users.

This dissertation investigates informal waste recycling practices in the modern urban centre of Buenos Aires, Argentina. My research sets a baseline for the living and working conditions of the approximately 9,000 informal recyclers (cartoneros) in the city, focusing on their health, socio-economic status, and access to social and material resources. The research methods included a survey (n = 397) and interviews (n = 30) with cartoneros, as well as key informant interviews and an analysis of newspaper articles addressing informal recycling in the city. My findings indicate that Buenos Aires’ cartoneros, while not the poorest of the poor, are of a relatively low socio-economic status. Their health outcomes and determinants of health are poor compared to others in the Greater Buenos Aires region, and these workers are often stigmatized and discriminated against because of their associations with waste. Cartoneros’ experiences of the city are characterized by a series of social, political, and physical exclusions, revealing a state of urban inequality in Buenos Aires. I argue that municipal agendas of neoliberal urban development are implicated in both the symbolic and physical marginalization of these workers. Cartoneros draw upon many resources in coping with the multiple vulnerabilities that they face (particularly social resources and assets derived from their labour). They also occasionally engage with urban processes of exclusion through collective action and rhetorical redefinitions of their role in society. These workers are therefore active agents in their own destinies, and potential actors for social change. The municipal government of Buenos Aires has recently implemented a formalization plan for some of the city’s cartoneros; the dissertation includes an assessment of these plans, as well as recommendations for other policy-based interventions to informal recycling practices.