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Reframing Participatory Regeneration Through the COVID-19 Pandemic. Highlights from Lisbon
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As the COVID-19 pandemic broke out in 2020, a wide array of societal issues came to the international fore, being the aggravation of socio-spatial divides, one of the most urgent. In the last few decades, the call for citizen participation in urban policies has growingly straddled together social actors and stakeholders around different urban issues. However, little is known on whether and how participatory processes have tackled urban poverty in specific areas through regeneration initiatives. This is an information worth examining to highlight the potential reframing of participatory regeneration in the days ahead, and the extent to which it can be part of a “new normal”. To this end, the chapter presents and discusses some main findings from the participatory process for the regeneration of the Martim Moniz Square in Lisbon. This process started at the end of 2020 and gathered more than one thousand citizens to share their ideas about the present and future of one of the most iconic places of the city. Main findings show that citizens claim for a new public green area in the square, which corroborates the position defended by a new social movement raised in favour of more environmental justice. Three main highlights are advanced in the discussion. First, the role of participatory processes in regeneration initiatives can be an effective proxy between decision-makers and citizens, as self-organised groups can be strong allies to seal citizens' claims. Second, participatory regeneration needs to be inclusive, as its primary goal is to give voice to the most marginalised people living and working in deprived urban areas. Third and last, participatory regeneration implemented through the COVID-19 pandemic can provide needed inputs to handle extreme events in the days ahead, which are likely to aggravate poverty and risk of poverty in our society.
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Urban regeneration Participatory process Poverty Lisbon
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Falanga, R. (2023). Reframing Participatory Regeneration Through the COVID-19 Pandemic. Highlights from Lisbon. In Lissandrello, E., Sørensen, J., Olesen, K., Steffansen, R.N. (eds) The ‘New Normal’ in Planning, Governance and Participation. The Urban Book Series, pp. 179-189. Cham: Springer
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Springer