Papers by Patricia Arellanos Acosta
Change by Design workshops, I have been working with colleagues and supporting institutions to bu... more Change by Design workshops, I have been working with colleagues and supporting institutions to build on the latter trends in the field of participatory design, in which participation in informal settlement upgrading processes is part of a wider agenda of deepening democratic practices in the city. 3 Through engagements with collectives that are struggling for the rights of informal settlement dwellers in Salvador da Bahia (Brazil), Nairobi (Kenya), and Quito (Ecuador), we have been reflecting on the role of participatory design in the production of a more just city, not only questioning unequal distribution of resources and exploitative relations, but also as a practice that opens up spaces for new imaginaries about the city, citizenship, and transformation.
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Papers by Patricia Arellanos Acosta