Democratic Streets (and Cities)

Abstract

In the first issue of its new series, Contesti takes up the topic of democratic streets, and more in general the right to the city, with reference to the concepts of urban democracy, social self-organization practices, spatial survival and social resilience tactics, and research on experiences of social re-appropriation of the city (self-produced urban planning, interactive practices to transform the urban space). Some of these topics are focused on in the following points, both in general and with regard to the articles hosted in the journal.