Spaces of commoning: urban occupations in Belo Horizonte
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2016
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It is not without some difficult that we try to perceive the Commons from the perspective of the urban space. As we witness the recent resurgence of the theme, there seems to be a stronger understanding of the practices of communing when it regards natural or immaterial assets, in opposition to the production of the urban realm.
Occupation movement of various sorts – artistic, political and yes, housing ones – reestablished the idea of space as commons through the force of collective actions. From all these different acts of occupy undertaking, urban (housing) occupations seem to have a specifically relevant aspect, because through its formation, maybe more than in any other sort of occupation, it is often possible to witness the construction of a new form of community.
Considering that “common interests cannot be postulated, they can only be constructed” (ANGELIS, 2010, p.5), the aim of the proposed article is to analyze which practices of commoning are being created in these new communities , and how are these practices influencing the socio-spatial relations amongst them and within the “outside city”. For that, empirical analysis will be carried in some experiences of urban occupations in the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The intention is to unveil, through the perspective of its residents, how urban commons play a role in their living.
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Proceedings of the IV World Planning Schools Congress, July 3-8th, 2016 : Global crisis, planning and challenges to spatial justice in the north and in the south
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