Socio-ecological margins, territorial marginalisation and place-based practices in squatted water-reserves. PhD thesis

L4WATER

Socio-ecological margins, territorial marginalisation and place-based practices in squatted water-reserves. PhD thesis

Project description

This research studies marginalized communities living in water reserves in the southern peripheries of Sao Paulo (Brazil). The research focuses on a territorial-scale study that exposes territorial logics of margianlization; several immersive fieldworks that document the evolution of the place-based practices emerging from these marginalization processes; and finally a broader discussion addressing the margins as a place for new governance and urbanization models.

Keywords, main expertise

Socio-ecological; water governance ; urban marginality; socio-territorial movements; territorial marginalisation;

Funding bodies

- Wallonie-brussels international (WBI)
- Fond de la recherche Scientifique (FSR, UCLouvain)

UCLouvain promotor(s)

Prof. Chiara Cavalieri

UCLouvain researcher(s)

Lucas Lerchs

External partners

- Laboratório de Justiça Territorial (LabJuta) Universidade Federal do ABC) Sao Paulo (BR) ; OSA KULeuven (BE)

Link to external Webpage(s)

https://www.instagram.com/socio_ecological_margins/