ABOUT THIS BOOK

Urban Claims and the Right to the City explores how contested processes of urban development, and the rights of city dwellers, are understood and interpreted from the perspective of women and men working, in different ways, at the grassroots in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, and London, UK. In doing so, it represents the grounded voices of authors whose work and lives mean that they engage, on a daily basis, with issues related to housing and spatial rights, and identity struggles around race, gender, disability, sexuality, citizenship, and class.

AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY

Julian Walker is associate professor at the Bartlett Development Planning Unit of University College London, where he is the Co-Programme Leader of the MSc Social Development Practice, the Director of the DPU's Training and Advisory Services, and the Director of the DPU's Gender Policy and Planning Programme. Marcos Bau Carvalho is professor at the School of Communication of the Federal University of Bahia, where he is the Coordinator of the Audiovisual Laboratory (LabAV). Ilinca Diaconescu has a background in urban planning and a research and practice focus on community participation in planning and decision making. She has been actively involved in Just Space and is the Policy Officer at London Gypsies and Travellers.

REVIEWS

"This bilingual book is several things at once. It’s a photography collection, with over 100 vibrant photos documenting the case study cities of Salvador da Bahia (Brazil) and London (UK). It’s an interview series, with a few chapters by academics but mostly told through the voices of activists. And it’s a research report, which centres but also questions the core concept of the right to the city. … Urban Claims and the Right to the City is a different kind of academic work, aiming for a different kind of city.’
Environment & Urbanization
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"Offers the reader ... similar to what the philosopher Giorgio Agambem has argued for, the need to comprehend the making of subjectivities, powers and capacities for political action within the conditions of the contemporary city. It does this with a light-touch of the editors, allowing for these commentaries to stand independently.'
The London Journal
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CONTENTS Preface Gabriela Leandro Pereira Introduction Marcos Bau Carvalho, Ilinca Diaconescu,and Julian Walker Lugar Comum, Salvador da Bahia Ana Fernandes Just Space, London Richard Lee The context of urban struggles inSalvador Marcos Bau Carvalho The policy context for housing andurban struggles in London Richard Lee Centring the margins: knowledgeproduction and methodology as praxis Kamna Patel SALVADOR DA BAHIA Acervo da Laje José Eduardo Ferreira Santos The Association of Friends of Gege andthe Residents of Gamboa de Baixo Ana Cristina da Silva Caminha Association of Residents and Friends ofthe Historic Centre Jecilda Maria da Cruz Melo Associacao de Moradores do LoteamentoNova Republica Vera Lúcia Machado Teixeira Art Consciousness Cultural Group Alex Pereira Luisa Mahin Occupation Márcia Amorim Ribeiro and Selma deJesus Batista Gurreira Maria Occupation Maria Lucianne Lobato Ferreira LONDON Inclusion London Ellen Clifford Latin Elephant Patria Roman-Velazquez LGBTQ+ spaces Ben Walters London Gypsies and Travellers Clemmie James Migrants’ Rights Network Sofia Roupakia The Ubele Initiative YvonneField Reflections: Multiple visions of the Right tothe City AlexandreApsan Frediani, Barbara Lipietz and Julian Walker CONTEÚDO Prefácio Gabriela Leandro Pereira Introdução Marcos Bau Carvalho, Ilinca Diaconescu,e Julian Walker Lugar Comum, Salvador da Bahia Ana Fernandes Just Space, London Richard Lee O contexto das lutas urbanas emSalvador Marcos Bau Carvalho O contexto das políticas habitacionaise das lutas urbanas em Londres Richard Lee Centralizando as margens: produção deconhecimento e metodologia como praxis Kamna Patel SALVADOR DA BAHIA Acervo da Laje José Eduardo Ferreira Santos Associação Amigos de Gegê dos Moradoresda Gamboa de Baixo Ana Cristina da Silva Caminha Associacao de Moradores E Amigos do CentroHistorico (AMACH) Jecilda Maria da Cruz Melo Associacao de Moradores do LoteamentoNova Republica Vera Lúcia Machado Teixeira Grupo Cultural Arte Consciente Alex Pereira Ocupação Luisa Mahin Márcia Amorim Ribeiro e Selma de JesusBatista Ocupação Força e Luta Guerreira Maria Maria Lucianne Lobato Ferreira LONDON Inclusao Londres Ellen Clifford Elefante Latino Patria Roman-Velazquez Espaços LGBTQ+ Ben Walters Ciganos E Viajantes De Londres Clemmie James Rede Direito dos Migrantes Sofia Roupakia Iniciativa Ubele YvonneField Reflexões: As múltiplas visões do ‘Direito àCidade’ AlexandreApsan Frediani, Barbara Lipietz e Julian Walker