Encuentro de líderes comunitarios12 de junio de 2014

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COMMUNITY PLANNING – ACTION– REFLECTION

INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND LAND USE

Fideicomiso

• Private, Non-Profit

• Perpetua existence

• Mission: Manage the land for the benefit of residents.

ENLACE

• Quasi government

• 20 years

• Mission: Implement the Integrated Development Plan and Land Use for Special Planning District of the Martín Peña

G-8• Private, Non-Profit• 12 community-based

organizations• Mission: To promote the

participation of residents in the decision-making process and implementation of the Integrated Development Plan, prevent displacement of communities.

CITIZEN PARTICIPATION • ADVISORY BOARD • PARTNERS & CONTRIBUTORS • GOVERNMENT

2016 UN World Habitat Award

2011 EPA National Achievements in Environmental Justice Award

2010 Case Study, John F Kennedy School of Government, Harvard

2009 APA Paul Davidoff Award for Social Change and Diversity

Caño Martín Peña, 2002

Caño Martín Peña, 1936

Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport

G-8 Communities

Picture: Doel Vázquez

There are more than 26,000 people in the eight communities comprising the CMP.

DEMOGRAPHIC DATA

(ACS, 2010)

(ACS, 2010)

Of the population of CMP, reported an annual income below the poverty level of the USA.

>50%

42% reported an annual income of $10,000 or less

POVERTY RATE

of people aged 25 or older did not have a high school diploma

WORK & EDUCATION

48.4%

A community survey conducted by ENLACE revealed that labor participation rates are higher in CMP because of their participation in the sector of informal economy.

Pictures: Doel Vázquez

Buena Vista y San Cipriano

Israel y Bitumul

Las Monjas y Buena Vista Hato Rey

San José Trunk Sewer RehabRexach Siphon RelocationBorinquen Ave. Water Main Reloc.

Served in 2010

Served in 2011

Served in1970s

AREAS WITHOUT SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM (2014)

Approximately 3,000 of the houses of the CMP discharge their wastewater, untreated, in the Caño.

Flood events

Restriction of access to

services

Health Impacts

Floods can increase the risk of vector borne

diseases

Damage to properties

EducationThere is an absence rate as high as 50%

when flooding events take place.

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Findings

Age Group Prevalence in study population<5 years 44.5%

5-9 years 21.9%

10-14 years 25.5%

15-17 years 3.5%

Table 1. Asthma prevalence in the pediatric study population*

→ The prevalence of asthma (21.9%) is similar to that reported in children aged 6-7 years in Puerto Rico (21.5%)→ However, this prevalence was significantly

higher in children under 5 years ( 44.5 %).

Findings

65.3% 34.7%

Prevalence of allergic diseases in residents of

communities surrounding the CMP

Prevalence of allergic diseases in residents of

communities NOT surrounding the

CMP

Findings

The exposition to floods carrying bacteria is linked to the development of high

gastrointestinal disease (GID) prevalence among residents living near the water

channel.

Findings

Residents at the CMP communities are at a higher risk that all the rest of Puerto

Rico from getting sick by gastrointestinal diseases (GID), due to flooding events.

21%Prevalence of GID

in PR, in a year

31%Prevalence of GID in

CMP, in 3 months

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Caño Martín Peña

San José Lagoon

Contained Aquatic Disposal Sites

CDRC

CANO MARTIN PENA ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION PROJECT

Restore the benthic

habitat in the San José Lagoon.

Improve the fish habitat in

the SJBE system.

Increase biodiversity of species in the

mangrove forests.

Project Purpose

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Community Land Trust• Economic development• Landownership • Reduce costs • International model

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The community collectively owns 200 acres of land in the heart of the San Juan metropolitan area: the

land can not be sold.

Each family has their home

individually.

Each family has individually rights over the plot area where their home is and get stocks and bonds of participation.

The rights to the surface can be:• Sold• Inherited• Mortgaged

UN World Habitat Award 2016

Brownfields Community Wide-Assessment in the Caño Martín Peña Special Planning District

For additional information: Acevedo-Díaz E, Caraballo-La Santa K, Crespo-Garay C, Feliciano-Fernández ML, González-Meléndez A, González-Morales L, León-Saavedra C, Licha-Soler N, Olivo-González A, Soto-Santiago M, Mentors Quiñones-Reyes F., Pérez Drs Cynthia M, Suárez Erick L. Prevalence of bronchial asthma and atopic dermatitis among the pediatric population residing in the communities adjacent to Caño Martín Peña. June. Vol. 29. University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, Dpt. of Biostatistics and Epidemiology; 2012. p. 2012.

Roubert M, Vélez H, Colón L, Díaz A, Pons Y, Gaztambide M, Torres S, González F, Guzmán D and Andújar D. Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Symptoms among Residents of the Caño Martin Peña Communities, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Ponce School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Public Health Program, 2012.

Sheffield PE, Agu DP, Rowe M, Fischer K, Pérez AE, Rodríguez LN, Avilés KR. 2014. Health Impact Assesment of the Proposed Environmental Restoration of Caño Martín Peña, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

US Environmental Protection Agency. 2015. Summary of the Puerto Rico Urban Garden Soils and Plants Study.