The right to the city

Authors

  • David Harvey

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/ls.v0i29.18497

Keywords:

City, Surplus, Crisis, Revolt,

Abstract

This article uses the concept of the right to the city, originally defined by Lefebvre, to examinethe role played by urban space as a channel for the absorption of capital surplus throughouthistory. In doing so, it incorporates into that concept new contents of a political nature.

Published

2012-12-19

How to Cite

Harvey, D. (2012). The right to the city. Lutas Sociais, (29), 73–89. https://doi.org/10.23925/ls.v0i29.18497

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