Self-Management Law, Now! Fostering Community-Owned, Permanently Affordable and Sustainable Housing in Brazil
Alex Abramowitz (MURP 2020) David Baker (MURP 2020) Josh Childs (MURP/MPP 2020) Meagan Gibeson (MURP 2020) Jacob Hite (MURP 2020) Kimberly Higgins (MURP 2020) Neetu Nair (MURP 2020) Mrithula Shantha Thirumalai Anandanpillai (MURP 2020) Rebecca Yae (MURP 2020) Jessica Yelk (MURP/M.Arch 2021).
Ana Paula Pimentel Walker
Abstract Brazil is experiencing a severe housing crisis, with extremely low-income households shouldering 84% of the housing deficit. In response, our client-partners, the National Union for Popular Housing (UNMP), the Union of Housing Movements of São Paulo (UMM-SP), and the Landless Workers’ Movement (MST-Leste 1), propose an alternative method of housing development: autogestão (self-managed) housing. This method of housing production is democratically produced and governed through practices of mutual aid. Our partners have built over 30,000 high quality, affordable housing units via autogestão, but shifting public administrations often translates to unstable funding streams and support for self-management. Thus, UNMP drafted…
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