Abstract
Informal settlements, such as favelas (slums), are complex social ecosystems, characterised by their lack of basic services and by their particular social ties. Favelas in Rio de Janeiro are undergoing rapid changes, and new organisations and relationships are beginning to appear. This is largely as a result of the Rio de Janeiro government’s policy of ‘pacification’ — a strategy to occupy the favelas formerly controlled by drug dealers, aimed at extending citizens’ rights (and duties) in these areas (Fleury, 2012).
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- Collection Point
- Social Innovation
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Cipolla, C., Melo, P., Manzini, E. (2015). Collaborative Services in Informal Settlements: Social Innovation in a Pacified Favela in Rio de Janeiro. In: Nicholls, A., Simon, J., Gabriel, M. (eds) New Frontiers in Social Innovation Research. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137506801_7
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