The Paradox of Participation
A Case Study on Urban Planning in Favelas and a Plea for Autonomy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3816698 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Savannah Kapp (0000-0002-3386-4927, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Silke Kapp, Ana Paula Baltazar (0000-0003-3738-889X, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 160-173 |
| Publication date | 2012-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin of Latin American Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0261-3050 • E-ISSN: 1470-9856 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1470-9856.2011.00660.x |
| OpenAlex | W2171856710 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 8 |
The participatory planning method called Plano Global Específico (PGE; Specific Global Plan) has been used in Belo Horizonte, Brazil since 1995 for interventions in favelas (spontaneous settlements). Although the responsible municipal agency describes it optimistically, inhabitants have manifested significant discontent. This article focuses on the reasons for this controversy, analysing the PGE method against the background of Brazilian re-democratisation and Belo Horizonte's public policies for favelas. The article argues that institutionalised participation does not favour the qualitative leap towards citizen control or autonomy, but is essentially attached to heteronomous planning structures
Agency (philosophy · Autonomy · Citizen journalism · Democracy · Democratization · Geography · Human settlement · Plea · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public participation · Social science · Sociology · Law · Public Administration · Urban and Rural Development Challenges · Urban Development and Societal Issues · Urban Planning and Governance
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Introduction
| Unique citing works | 10 |
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| Citations per year | 0,71 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2025 (14) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |