Utopian Visions for Buenos Aires Shantytowns: Collective Imaginaries of Housing Rights, Upgrading and Eviction (1956–2013)
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MASSIDDA, ADRIANA L
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jats:pThis article explores three utopian visions which have shaped past and present experiences within Buenos Aires shantytowns: those of upgraded shantytowns, of universal housing, and of a city where shantytowns have been eliminated. The article argues that these visions are collective conceptions that entail a socio‐political critique which is translated into space and which points to an ideal future. The visions proposed emerge from the examination of historical evidence and are a key conceptual tool for understanding previous and current discussions of shantytowns in Latin America.</jats:p>
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This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from Wiley via https://doi.org/10.1111/blar.12559
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upgrade, eradication, social housing, Buenos Aires
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Bulletin of Latin American Research
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0261-3050
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1470-9856
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Wiley