Spatial fragmentation and self-organisation
A negative relationship in Brazilian metropolises
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5944232 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Igor Tempels Moreno Pessoa (0000-0001-9448-0970, State Key Laboratory of Building Safety and Built Environment, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Publication date | 2019-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | urbe Revista Brasileira de Gestão Urbana (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2175-3369 • E-ISSN: 2175-3369 |
| Publisher | FapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1590/2175-3369.011.e20180002 |
| OpenAlex | W2978460994 |
| SCIELO_PID | S2175-33692019000100260 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 15 |
While Brazilian metropolises are spatially fragmented, at the same time they have abundant bottom-up, spontaneous, self-organised initiatives that usually emerge as a response to weak or negligent public authorities. Both phenomena are influencing Brazilian metropolises, but we do not know how they influence each other. This paper aims to answer the question: To what extent does spatial fragmentation influence self-organised initiatives? The article is based on analysis of data collected in the municipality of São Paulo. It first develops a theoretical reflection on both concepts, fragmentation and self-organisation, followed by an outline of the methods and analysis. The work is based on a series of in-depth interviews and field observations of six self-organised initiatives. The results show that the spatial fragmentation pattern observed in São Paulo is defined by a strongly polarised urban structure that heavily influences the operation of self-organised initiatives. This imposes a limitation on the work area of self-organised initiatives. The study indicates that the relationship between spatial fragmentation and self-organised initiatives, however, is not straightforward. Moreover, spatial fragmentation hinders the expansion of the work of self-organised initiatives
Economic geography · Geography · Political science · Regional science · Computer Science · Engineering · Land Use and Ecosystem Services · Urban Design and Spatial Analysis · Urban Transport and Accessibility
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |