Healthy urbanism: an evaluation of the concept of dwelling in the context of a poor neighbourhood in Kingston, Jamaica

Seminar of the Groupe de recherche « Mondes caraïbes et transatlantiques en mouvement » (MCTM) Martinique-Paris, la Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme (FMSH-Paris) et le Laboratoire Caribéen de Sciences Sociales (LC2S-CNRS, Martinique).

The seminar will discuss the author's decade-long ethnographic research in Kingston, Jamaica, focusing in particular on the inner-city neighbourhood of Rose Town. The theme of 'healthy cities' has emerged in recent years as a key component of sustainable urbanism, with access to basic services (clean water, housing, electricity) considered a basic right for citizens. These are not always evident, and the discussion will analyse the relevance and controversies surrounding Heidegger's concept of 'dwelling' or 'bauen' in terms of the experiences of residents in urban Jamaica.

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