%0 Journal Article
%T Reclaim the Streets, the protestival and the creative transformation of the city
%A Andr¨¦ Carmo
%J Finisterra - Revista Portuguesa de Geografia
%D 2012
%I Universidade de Lisboa
%X The main goal of this article is to reflect upon the relationship between creativity and urban transformation. It stems from the assumption that creativity has a paradoxical nature as it is simultaneously used for the production of the neoliberal city and bythose seeking to challenge it and build alternative urban realities. First, we put forth a critical review of the creative city narrative, focused on Richard Florida¡¯s work, as it progressively became fundamental for the neoliberal city. Afterwards, and contrasting with that dominant narrative, we describe a trajectory of Reclaim the Streets that provides the basis for our discussion of theprotestival (protest + carnival) as its main creative force of urbantransformation.
%K Creativity
%K urban transformation
%K Reclaim the Streets
%K protestival.
%U http://www.ceg.ul.pt/finisterra/numeros/2012-94/94_05.pdf