Massive population relocations in urban studies. Contributions from the experience of an informal settlement on the banks of the Riachuelo

In order to develop a research about the relocation of population from the riverbank of the Matanza Riachuelo watershed, an approach to the theoretical and empirical corpus of investigations existing on this subject was made. As a result, a plurality of studies were found that treated specific cases...

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Main Author: Carla Fainstein
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad Nacional del Nordeste 2018-06-01
Series:Cuaderno Urbano
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Online Access:http://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/crn/article/view/2923
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Summary:In order to develop a research about the relocation of population from the riverbank of the Matanza Riachuelo watershed, an approach to the theoretical and empirical corpus of investigations existing on this subject was made. As a result, a plurality of studies were found that treated specific cases in Latinamerica centered in their analysis as public policies, resulting from the implantation of major infrastructure and urban renovation projects on one hand and, on the other, in the effects of these processes in the individuals and domestic units involved. The purpose of this paper is to develop some variables we found were somehow missing in this bibliography, which were central to develop the analysis of the selected case: its contextual analysis, the inquiry on the collective actions developed by the relocated population and its symbolic dimension
ISSN:1666-6186
1853-3655