Between policies and practices: popular territories facing the climate emergency

Maria Isabel Imbrunito and Patricia Rodrigues Samora

The session proposes to discuss the multiple forms of production and transformation of social housing in popular territories, with a focus on socio-environmental inequalities and the impacts of climate change. Studies will be brought together that analyze both the actions of the State — whose large-scale housing production has often generated unsustainable and vulnerable spaces — and the autonomous initiatives of the population. The proposal includes research on public policies, territorial conflicts, adaptation strategies and social participation, with special attention to the experiences of socially and politically marginalized groups, such as women, the elderly and racialized populations. By promoting the exchange of diverse perspectives, the session seeks to contribute to the critical debate on climate justice and the right to housing, emphasizing the strategic role that the housing fabric plays in the discussion by aggravating or mitigating the climate crisis.

Presentations:

Popular territories, administrative innovation and climate justice: lessons from Democratic and Popular City Halls in Brazilian urban planning
Pedro Freire de Oliveira Rossi

Carnival and the climate emergency: everything that glitters wants to circulate
Juliana Lisboa Santana

Microplanning as spatial critique: possibilities and limits in peripheral territories of São Paulo
Leonardo Pires Luiz and Mariana Wilderom

Socio-spatial justice in participatory urban planning: strategies and challenges in the Arquipélago Project (Porto Alegre/RS)
Amanda Kovalczuk, Julia Boff, Camila Mabel Kuhn and Raquel Hädrich Silva

Precarious housing and the precariousness of housing policy
Maria Isabel Imbrunito and Patricia Rodrigues Samora

Free

Registration

Registrations must be made here.

Selection will be made in order of registration.

Registration will be open until the start of the activity, on site, as long as there are spaces available.

Virtual Tour of the 14th BIAsp 

The 14th São Paulo International Architecture Biennial, Extremes: Architectures for a hot world., It has expanded beyond physical space and can now be visited from anywhere! 

The virtual tour offers a new perspective on the exhibition, which took place from September 18th to October 19th at the Oca in Ibirapuera Park, allowing for fluid, free, and intuitive navigation between the different spaces. During the visit, curatorial content, high-definition images, and details that deepen the spatial and conceptual understanding of the artworks are available. 

The platform broadens access, preserves the memory of the Biennial, and creates new ways to experience architecture. 

Visit the 14th BIAsp here!  

Explore at your own pace, revisit routes, and deepen your experiences. 

The virtual tour will soon be available on the IABsp (Brazilian Institute of Architects – São Paulo branch) website.