Local Agenda 21 and Tactical Urbanism: An approach to the right to the city

Abstract

The definition of citizenship, originally associated with the inhabitant of the city, has been transformed throughout history, nevertheless never dissociated from the intrinsic relation with the city. Today, the concept is approaching the notion of democracy and the promotion of citizens' rights, including the right to the city itself. Henri Lefèbvre, who created that conception, explained it as the right of freedom, socialization, to habitat and to inhabit. In Brazil, this democratic amplitude is sown after the Constitution of 1988, with the Statute of Cities which, however, is much criticized. Meanwhile, new initiatives appear, based on citizen empowerment, and among which the Local Agenda 21 and Tactical Urbanism stand out. In this sense, the research explores the different mechanisms used in the two models highlighted, in order to find evidence of the promotion of the right to the city. On that way, the dialectical method is used to elucidate experiences that reveal the directives guiding these experiences.