Dimensions of the collective map of displacements

Experience as a participatory tool in the Obligado neighborhood

Abstract

In the framework of an exploratory study with the epistemological framework of action participation research and with an interpretive qualitative methodological approach, various dimensions were identified that refer to aspects or perspectives from which the Collective Mapping tool can be approached and analyzed. The research set out to promote participatory production that allows the reality of the actors in the territory to be objectified, and for this reason, their development resulted from the situation and variations in work with social organizations in the Barrio Rafael Obligado, San Miguel. The collective map production activities had as a trigger the non-motorized movements of people within the urban space of the neighborhood. It is recognized that the tool has: a dimension as a map, as a social fact, as an interview and observation, as a producer of collective knowledge and as an educational tool. This analysis provides a framework that encourages and encourages other participatory activities.