Architecture and Planning ETDs
Publication Date
Winter 11-15-2016
Abstract
As the new millennium unfolds, many activists and scholars have responded to enduring inequality in urban environments by embracing French philosopher Henri Lefebvre's writings on the "right to the city" as a "rallying cry and demand." In an effort to contribute to this dialogue, this thesis explores the concept of the "right to the city" by operationalizing it as a theoretical framework rooted in Lefebvre’s original writings and applying it o a grounded examination of the street newspaper Hecho en Buenos Aires to examine the intersection of "right to the city" theory and practice. This investigation finds that the organization seems to advance the "right to the city" in Buenos Aires albeit without embracing its rhetoric. The organization does this, first, by developing the individual capacity of individuals in situación de calle through integrated, holistic programs that promote autogestión and, second, by creating opportunities for those same individuals to appropriate urban space and participate in urban processes - two actions key to Lefebvre's radical and transformative "right to the city." The investigation finds evidence, moreover, to suggest that the organization as a whole seeks radical, transformative change in alignment with Lefebvre's conceptualization of the "right to the city." These preliminary findings are closely contextualized by the historical specificity of Argentina, but may be used to inform the work of other street newspaper organizations operating in other Latin American countries or even in other developing world regions.
Language
English
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Community and Regional Planning
Level of Degree
Masters
Department Name
School of Architecture and Planning
First Committee Member (Chair)
Claudia Isaac
Second Committee Member
David Henkel
Third Committee Member
Susan Tiano
Keywords
Right to the City, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Community Planning, Lefebvre, Capacity Building
Recommended Citation
Philipp-Schnurer, Keira. "The Right to City in Argentina: Building Capacity through Hecho en Buenos Aires, a Street Newspaper." (2016). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/arch_etds/33
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Latin American Languages and Societies Commons, Urban, Community and Regional Planning Commons
