Spatial legitimacy: a discussion on mutation and permanence in urban spatial structures

Authors

  • Norma Lacerda Professora do Programa de Pós-graduação em Desenvolvimento Urbano (MDU) da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Brasil
  • Lúcia Leitão Professora do MDU da UFPE
  • Paulo Abílio de Queiroz Arquitecto

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4067/S0250-71612010000100006

Keywords:

urban structure, real state market, urban morphology

Abstract

The aim of this essay is to demonstrate how specific processes of verticalization Í€“particularly those in urban areas that become physical supports for shared meanings and are, as such, transformed into symbolic spaces for the inhabitants that built them Í€“ lead to the disappearance of a particular urban spatial organization, thereby clearly affecting the principles that govern the social practices of these inhabitants, including those related to spatial appropriation (experience). The hypothesis that is put forward is that these processes of verticalization are not spatially legitimate. The theoretical references are principally derived from Norberto Bobbio and Max Weber. Empirical evidence to support this hypothesis is provided from the Casa Forte neighbourhood in the city of Recife, North East Brazil.

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Published

2010-04-02

How to Cite

Lacerda, N., Leitão, L., & Abílio de Queiroz, P. (2010). Spatial legitimacy: a discussion on mutation and permanence in urban spatial structures. Revista EURE - Revista De Estudios Urbano Regionales, 36(107). https://doi.org/10.4067/S0250-71612010000100006

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Vol. 36 No. 107 (2010)

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