Favelas
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19100253 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sebastian Saborio (0000-0002-3061-7787, corresponding author), L Spesny (0000-0003-1506-2119), Sara León Spesny |
| Year | 2019 |
| Pages | 1-11 |
| Publication date | 2019-04-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781118568446.eurs0094 |
| OpenAlex | W4246903863 |
| ISBN | 9781118568446 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 8 |
Favelas is the word used in Brazil to designate areas commonly known as slums. However, the term suggests more than territories defined by scarcity, lack of basic services, and poor housing. Favelas expanded as a colonial legacy of slavery and of the growing divide between the urban haves and have‐nots. Today they are present in most metropolises in the country; although varying in size and location, they shape the urban and social landscape of Brazilian cities. Largely interpreted by simplistic dichotomic categories, such as formal/informal, legal/illegal, security/insecurity, hillside/asphalt, favelas should be analyzed through more comprehensive and historically situated approaches that integrate stigmatization, marginalization, and otherness
Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Political science · Scarcity · Situated · Sociology · Urban and Rural Development Challenges
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |