Informal Territories: Rights, Legitimacy and Citizenship

8th-11th May 2017, CEAU-FAUP

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The course "Informal Territories: Rights, Legitimacy and Citizenship" will take place between the 8th and the 11th of May at the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto (FAUP, ‘Casa Cor de Rosa’), in a joint organization with the Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Lisbon (ICS-ULisboa).
This seminar will discuss the issue of 'informality' in its multiple understandings, causes and motivations, points of view and roles. In this debate, namely the legitimacy of decisions, the rights and citizenship, as well as discretion and transparency in urban management, will be some of the issues to be analysed, towards more balanced and fair territories.

This debate will be carried out through several thematic panels, ending with a round table:

- ABSENCE OF THE STATE: self-produced housing and areas of illegal genesis

- FLEXIBILIZATION OF THE STATE: 'informal planning' and urban negotiation

- STATUS OF EXCEPTION: regulatory changes and civil mobilization

- BEYOND THE STATE: informal economy and real estate pressure

- PACE OF THE STATE: short-length projects and their socio-spatial impact

- RETHINKING THE STATE: reinventing the state at the local level (round table)

This course will be especially aimed at students of advanced studies in various disciplinary areas, professionals of urban planning, technicians from the municipal and the regional administration, members of associations and non-governmental organizations, among others. Strong practical component and a broad space of joint discussion.

Confirmed speakers: Aitor Varea Oro (Habitar Porto), Álvaro Domingues (FAUP), Ana Pedrosa (Opium), Conceição Melo (C. M. Santo Tirso), Fernanda Paula Oliveira (FDUC), Inês Calor (FCSH), Irina Gomes (Geota / ISCTE-IUL/FCSH-UNL), Isabel Raposo (Gestual-CIAUD-FAUL), João Queirós (IS-UP / ESE-IPP), João Quintão (C. M. Matosinhos), Jorge Manuel Gonçalves (IST), José António Pinto (J. F. Campanhã), José Fernandes Martins (AICNP), Paula Marques (C. M. Lisboa), Paulo Santos da Cunha (Swark), Paulo Vieira (C. M. Porto), Ricardo Carneiro (C. M. Almada) e Tiago Mota Saraiva (ateliermob).

Organization and moderators: Ana Silva Fernandes (CEAU-FAUP), Bruno Moreira (CEAU-FAUP), Daniel Casas Valle (CEAU-FAUP), Helena Amaro (CEAU-FAUP), João Morais Mourato (ICS- ULisboa), Marta Martins CEAU-FAUP), Nuno Travasso (CEAU-FAUP) and Roberto Falanga (ICS-ULisboa).

Preliminary program, subject to update and changes.
Registration fee (includes informal lunches): 80 euros until the 10th of April, or 100 euros from then until the 25th of April. Limited number of registrations.

A certificate will be provided. Any questions can be directed to mdt@arq.up.pt.