DESENVOLVIMENTO DO TECIDO URBANO DA CIDADE DE MACAU : URBANISMOS E URBANIDADES

This article problematizes the development of the urban fabric of the city of Macao from a conceptual standpoint: urbanism is not merely a technique nor simply a State policy, but an interdisciplinary practice that places humanity, well-being, and the relationship with the environment at the center...

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Published in:Review of Culture
Main Author: João Vicente Massapina
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Published: Instituto Cultural de Macau July 2002
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This article problematizes the development of the urban fabric of the city of Macao from a conceptual standpoint: urbanism is not merely a technique nor simply a State policy, but an interdisciplinary practice that places humanity, well-being, and the relationship with the environment at the center of spatial organization. The author asserts that urbanism evolves under the influence of institutional powers — kings, popes, dictators — often without consulting the citizen; he highlights that, for Macao, as for other metropolises, spatial management must reconcile multiple decision-making powers, collective memory, and local identities, aiming at democratic, integrated, and sustainable urbanization. The methodology focuses on a theoretical reading articulated with empirical examples of building rehabilitation at Largo de S. Domingos, whose photographic documentation (1998–2000) illustrates operations of "recovery" and reactivation of urban heritage, exemplifying planning practices oriented toward daily life and public use. The text engages with references to global urban models (Versailles, Brasília, Barcelona, Rome, Istanbul, Berlin) to discuss the relationship between planning, power, and social practice, advocating a vision of urbanism that respects habits, traditions, and collective memory. It concludes by defending Macao as a space of humane, pedagogical, and democratic urbanism, capable of transforming memory into a driver of quality of life and social cohesion.
Instituto Cultural de Macau
Macau
Review of Culture
Articles
July 2002
João Vicente Massapina
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title_full DESENVOLVIMENTO DO TECIDO URBANO DA CIDADE DE MACAU : URBANISMOS E URBANIDADES
title_fullStr DESENVOLVIMENTO DO TECIDO URBANO DA CIDADE DE MACAU : URBANISMOS E URBANIDADES
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title_short DESENVOLVIMENTO DO TECIDO URBANO DA CIDADE DE MACAU : URBANISMOS E URBANIDADES
title_sort desenvolvimento do tecido urbano da cidade de macau : urbanismos e urbanidades
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