Sílvia Leiria Viegas
Biographic Data
| ID | 8602800 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sílvia Leiria Viegas |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sílvia Leiria |
| FAMILY NAME | Viegas |
| SIGNATURE | VIEGAS S L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Lisbon |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3265-3108 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Neoliberal urban legacies in Luanda and Maputo
The paper focuses on the transformation of the Angolan and Mozambican capital cities with regards to the neoliberal context, taking into account local socio-spatial legacies. Following the theoretical conception of the production of space and the right to the city, as discussed by Lefebvre, our purpose is to reflect on the urban strategies, policies and practices of the last decades and to present its main impacts, stressing counter-actions. We c…
Introduction to the special issue on (De)constructing the right to the city
Urbanisation and Peri-Urbanisation in Luanda
Luanda has experienced rapid urban expansion, especially since the mid 20th century, due to growing migration from the countryside and intensive demographic growth. The city has been transformed by actions undertaken by the state and/or the private sector with government incentives, and by the people in their everyday lives. This forging of the city is characterised by significant territorial fragmentation and an enormous level of social exclusio…
Habitação de iniciativa pública em Luanda e Maputo
In the beginning of the new millennium, in a globalized neoliberal context, Luanda and Maputo witness the consolidation of different paradigms of urban intervention, associated with certain housing models of public initiative, in which vertical condominiums and single-story housing of extensive growth stand out. Taking into account the contextual specificities of these two Lusophone capitals and their great socio-territorial disparities, we resor…
Luanda e Maputo
Luanda e Maputo, duas capitais africanas da lusofonia, são marcadas por crescentes desigualdades socioespaciais. Os centros urbanizados dessas urbes, traçados pela e para a sociedade colonial e onde hoje reside a maioria da população de maiores recursos, distinguem-se dos densos e extensos subúrbios habitacionais suburbanizados, onde outrora residia a sociedade colonizada e hoje se acantona a população de menores recursos. Nos primeiros anos de i…
Luanda e Maputo
Luanda e Maputo, duas capitais africanas da lusofonia, são marcadas por crescentes desigualdades socioespaciais. Os centros urbanizados dessas urbes, traçados pela e para a sociedade colonial e onde hoje reside a maioria da população de maiores recursos, distinguem-se dos densos e extensos subúrbios habitacionais suburbanizados, onde outrora residia a sociedade colonizada e hoje se acantona a população de menores recursos. Nos primeiros anos de i…
Urbanisation and Peri-Urbanisation in Luanda
Luanda has experienced rapid urban expansion, especially since the mid 20th century, due to growing migration from the countryside and intensive demographic growth. The city has been transformed by actions undertaken by the state and/or the private sector with government incentives, and by the people in their everyday lives. This forging of the city is characterised by significant territorial fragmentation and an enormous level of social exclusio…
Luanda e Maputo
Luanda e Maputo, duas capitais africanas da lusofonia, são marcadas por crescentes desigualdades socioespaciais. Os centros urbanizados dessas urbes, traçados pela e para a sociedade colonial e onde hoje reside a maioria da população de maiores recursos, distinguem-se dos densos e extensos subúrbios habitacionais suburbanizados, onde outrora residia a sociedade colonizada e hoje se acantona a população de menores recursos. Nos primeiros anos de i…
Habitação de iniciativa pública em Luanda e Maputo
In the beginning of the new millennium, in a globalized neoliberal context, Luanda and Maputo witness the consolidation of different paradigms of urban intervention, associated with certain housing models of public initiative, in which vertical condominiums and single-story housing of extensive growth stand out. Taking into account the contextual specificities of these two Lusophone capitals and their great socio-territorial disparities, we resor…
Urbanisation and Peri-Urbanisation in Luanda
Luanda has experienced rapid urban expansion, especially since the mid 20th century, due to growing migration from the countryside and intensive demographic growth. The city has been transformed by actions undertaken by the state and/or the private sector with government incentives, and by the people in their everyday lives. This forging of the city is characterised by significant territorial fragmentation and an enormous level of social exclusio…
Neoliberal urban legacies in Luanda and Maputo
The paper focuses on the transformation of the Angolan and Mozambican capital cities with regards to the neoliberal context, taking into account local socio-spatial legacies. Following the theoretical conception of the production of space and the right to the city, as discussed by Lefebvre, our purpose is to reflect on the urban strategies, policies and practices of the last decades and to present its main impacts, stressing counter-actions. We c…
Introduction to the special issue on (De)constructing the right to the city
Political science (5 works) · Geography (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Urban and Rural Development Challenges (3 works) · Demography (2 works) · Development economics (2 works) · Political economy (2 works) · Politics (2 works)