Center, periphery and centrality in planetary urbanizationthought and action from Brazil

Resumo

As contemporary urbanization has rendered the concepts underpinning our understanding of socio-spatial differentiation increasingly more complex, this article poses the following question: How may we consider the multiple interrelations between center, periphery and centrality within the context of planetary urbanization? As the basis for the theoretical-methodological framework, the production of space and the idea of “urban levels”, both developed by Henri Lefebvre, have been employed. Grounded in the Brazilian context, the text problematizes and synthesizes insights from recent studies, arguing that the approach to spatial production, when articulated with “urban levels”, constitutes a valuable tool for thought and action in the face of emerging complexities. It further highlights that Brazil’s peripheral condition is continually reconfigured within the context of planetary urbanization. The article concludes by asserting the need to rethink the notions of center, periphery, and centrality in order to foster more equitable processes of spatial differentiation across various “urban levels” and multiple scales.

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Tipo

Artigo científico

Ano

2025

Instituição

ANPUR

Fonte

Revista Brasileira de Estudos Urbanos e Regionais

Idioma

Português

Acesso

Não informado

DOI

10.22296/2317-1529.rbeur.202537pt

Identificador

oai:ojs.rbeur.anpur.org.br:article/7756

Licença

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Temas

Planejamento Urbano

Palavras-chave

Socio-Spatial DifferentiationScalesRight to the CityUrban PeripheryCenterCentralityPlanetary UrbanizationDiferenciação SocioespacialEscalasDireito à CidadePeriferia UrbanaCentroCentralidadeUrbanização Planetária