Wasted spaces, resisting people

This article explores how the waste crisis in Naples, which has been occurring since the 1990s, has stimulated the political creativeness of local activists who have started to experiment new ways for participation and community building. In particular, we investigate how environmental justice strug...

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Autores: Armiero, Marco|||0009-0004-4526-7793, Sgueglia, Leandro
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:291732
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/291732
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.5965/2175180311262019135
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Commoning
Environmental justice
Naples (Italy)
Participatory democracy
Waste
Justiça ambiental
Comuna
Democracia participativa
Gasto
Nápoles (Itália)
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Sumario:This article explores how the waste crisis in Naples, which has been occurring since the 1990s, has stimulated the political creativeness of local activists who have started to experiment new ways for participation and community building. In particular, we investigate how environmental justice struggles have evolved in commoning processes (that is, in the creation of participatory institutions and in the defense of commons) by studying the social mobilization in Chiaiano, a neighborhood at the northern periphery of Naples (Italy). Using oral history interviews, documents produced by grassroots organizations, mass media reports, and our participants' observation notes, we have analyzed the evolution of the mobilization in Chiaiano, the connections between environmental concerns and commoning, and the results in terms of social experimentation.