Basic functions of existence
The basic functions of existence ( DSGF ; also basic functions of existence ) are relevant, fundamental human needs in social geography and thus demands on the respective living space of humans.
The model structure of the basic functions of existence enables a relatively objective view, because a systematic description and analysis of a considered living space is made and it is based on the human being, so that the fulfillment of basic human needs is taken into account. They were introduced in the 1960s by Dieter Partzsch (1965) and Karl Ruppert / Franz Schaffer (1968).
When analyzing the room, it must be ensured that all functions are interrelated. The basic functions of existence are objectified and their fulfillment is different in reality depending on the various demands of the individual. Based on the DSGF, the socio-cultural aspect of the triad of sustainability can be worked out.
term
The basic functions of existence are:
- Living
- Work
- Provide yourself (food, clothing, etc.)
- to form
- to recover
- Live in community
- Disposal (since 1979)
- Participate in traffic
- (Participate in communication)
The seven basic functions of the Munich School of Social Geography :
- Living
- Work
- To recover
- Educate yourself
- Participate in traffic
- Live in community
- Supply and disposal
A residential location on the outskirts of the city is assumed as a trivial example: This requires longer distances, e.g. B. to work and shopping or to educational institutions. The person concerned now has to take part in traffic for longer to meet these factors, but has the advantage of shorter travel times to the outskirts (for recreation) or housing advantages (“living in the country”).
Demarcation
Participating in communication is sometimes not characterized as a basic function, but as a necessary activity to enable other basic functions.
The "Disposal" function was later added to the structure by some authors. That is probably meant
- Waste disposal (household waste, bulky waste , for garden owners possibly organic waste bin )
- Sanitation
Both types of disposal have become considerably more expensive in Germany and in other western industrialized countries since the 1970s; likewise electricity (see electricity price ), water ( drinking water ) and building heating (see oil crisis , oil price , gas price ).
See also
- Services of general interest : the state's duty to provide goods and services deemed necessary for human existence - the so-called basic supply
literature
- Dieter Partzsch: On the concept of functional society . In: Communications of the German Association for Housing, Urban Development and Spatial Planning . Volume IV, 1964, pp. 3-10 .
- Dieter Partzsch: Concise dictionary of spatial research + spatial planning . tape I . Hanover 1970, Basic functions of existence, I. The spatial claims of the functional society, p. 424-430 .
- Jörg Maier, Karl Ruppert, Reinhard Paesler, Franz Schaffer: Social Geography, The Geographical Seminar . Westermann, Braunschweig 1977, ISBN 3-14-160297-2 .