Summary
The favelas studies became a constant in university researches given the relevance of studying this urban phenomenon. This article has as purpose to identify the forms of territorialisation present in the Arvoredo Community (Favela do Siri) and how they relate to the social and environmental conflicts experienced by its residents. The occupation located in an Environmental Protection Area (dunes) it’s located in the city of Florianópolis and the case study will be analyzed based on empirical and theoretical evidences. The presented results bring the various faces of the territory as the exercise of power and are identified and portrayed under the bases of the socioenvironmental conflicts.
Keywords:
Territory; Social and environmental conflicts; Favelas; City; Arvoredo community
Source: Produced by the authors based on a field visit made in August 2016. Base: Aerial photographs from PMF (2003 and 2009) and Google Earth (2016).
Source: Produced by the authors. Base: PMF data (2012), field visit, interviews and questionnaire application in 10/15/16 and Google Earth (2016).
Source: Produced by the authors based on Google Earth images (2016).
Source: Produced by the authors. Base: Google Earth (2016), collected data through field visit on 10/15/16, interview application, questionnaire and participant observation.
Source: Produced by the authors based on a field visit made in 08/25/16.