Living in the Intra-Urban Confines of Lima: A Precariousness of Geopolitical Origin

Abstract Confines, defined as spaces of blurry boundaries and powers interpenetration, are most traditionally studied in geopolitics contexts at the national level. In this paper, we highlight the presence of such spaces at the urban scale, as a product of political fragmentation, drawing from empir...

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Autores principales:	Sierra,Alexis, Gheno,Victor
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Universidad de Chile. Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo. Instituto de la Vivienda 2021
Materias:	confines margins geopolitics precariousness uncertainty Lima
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0718-835820210001001492021-09-22Living in the Intra-Urban Confines of Lima: A Precariousness of Geopolitical OriginSierra,AlexisGheno,Victor confines margins geopolitics precariousness uncertainty Lima Abstract Confines, defined as spaces of blurry boundaries and powers interpenetration, are most traditionally studied in geopolitics contexts at the national level. In this paper, we highlight the presence of such spaces at the urban scale, as a product of political fragmentation, drawing from empirical evidence in Lima, Peru. Through a geohistorical analysis, a morphological examination, and a qualitative fieldwork, we show how these confines produce urban uncertainty and precarity. In a local context of undetermined administrative boundaries justifying territorial disputes between municipalities, we turn to the analysis of the practices of political informality between municipal authorities and inhabitants as well as the inhabitants' strategies to adapt themselves to this context of urban geopolitics. This will show that these practices produce an original form of urbanity and citadinity. The dynamics of the urban fabric and territorial control reveal confines as geographical spaces that combine precariousness and informality, the latter being a constraint and a resource both for municipalities and inhabitants. The discussion of urban confines in relation to urban margins leads us to a reflection on precariousness, stressing the role of relationships of power and trust developed in these disputed and uncertain territories.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessUniversidad de Chile. Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo. Instituto de la ViviendaRevista INVI v.36 n.101 20212021-05-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-83582021000100149en10.4067/S0718-83582021000100149
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description	Abstract Confines, defined as spaces of blurry boundaries and powers interpenetration, are most traditionally studied in geopolitics contexts at the national level. In this paper, we highlight the presence of such spaces at the urban scale, as a product of political fragmentation, drawing from empirical evidence in Lima, Peru. Through a geohistorical analysis, a morphological examination, and a qualitative fieldwork, we show how these confines produce urban uncertainty and precarity. In a local context of undetermined administrative boundaries justifying territorial disputes between municipalities, we turn to the analysis of the practices of political informality between municipal authorities and inhabitants as well as the inhabitants' strategies to adapt themselves to this context of urban geopolitics. This will show that these practices produce an original form of urbanity and citadinity. The dynamics of the urban fabric and territorial control reveal confines as geographical spaces that combine precariousness and informality, the latter being a constraint and a resource both for municipalities and inhabitants. The discussion of urban confines in relation to urban margins leads us to a reflection on precariousness, stressing the role of relationships of power and trust developed in these disputed and uncertain territories.
author	Sierra,Alexis Gheno,Victor
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title	Living in the Intra-Urban Confines of Lima: A Precariousness of Geopolitical Origin
title_short	Living in the Intra-Urban Confines of Lima: A Precariousness of Geopolitical Origin
title_full	Living in the Intra-Urban Confines of Lima: A Precariousness of Geopolitical Origin
title_fullStr	Living in the Intra-Urban Confines of Lima: A Precariousness of Geopolitical Origin
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publisher	Universidad de Chile. Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo. Instituto de la Vivienda
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Living in the Intra-Urban Confines of Lima: A Precariousness of Geopolitical Origin

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