El derecho a la ciudad: un intento de síntesis desde el Derecho administrativo

Abstract

This paper addresses the study, from a global, inclusive and systematic perspective, of the so-called ¿right to the city¿, an issue that has been an object of interest for administrative law for several years. Our purpose is to analyze how theoretical assumptions of this concept, built up from the works of authors such as H. Lefebvre and D. Harvey, have been institutionalized through a series of international instruments ¿the charters of the right to the city¿ and how they are integrated into legal regulations. We will deal specifically with the defining aspects of this right and its content, which is certainly heterogeneous, given its consideration as a ¿right of rights¿, paying special attention to an aspect that is considered fundamental to connect the ideal that represents the right to the city with its legal construction: citizen participation. Finally, some reflections will be offered on the possibility of configuring the right to the city as a legal principle.

Keywords

• housing
• right to the city
• sustainable urban development
• citizen participation