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EPIC-N BH

Belo Horizonte

Brazil

Minas GeraisState

-2.5 million inhabitants

-5.4 million in the

metropolitan area

-331 km² (127.80 sq mi)

South America

Belo Horizonte

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Belo Horizonte

EPIC-N BH

Climate Vulnerabilty Analysis• Pilot Study: Paul VI Project

Belo Horizonte

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OCCUPATION OF PILOT STUDY

• Y1987: planned to be a dump depot and ocuppied

• By Y2000: irregular invasion of “green spaces”

• Y2002: allotment plan approved bythe municipality

EPIC-N BH

PUBLIC SPACES AS EVERYONE´S TERRITORY

AND NOT NO ONE´SAS IT IS.

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THE AIM IS TO MAKE THE COMMUNITY MORE SOCIALLY RESILIENT TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABILITY.

HORIZONTAL GOVERNACE SYSTEM

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Socio-cultural complexity context

Flexible strategies for popular education and

community communication

Development

Subsistenceconditions

Sense of Belonging and of Community IdentityLocal MemorySustainability

EPIC-N BHOriginal green space

High voltage transmissionline and service area

Landslidings areaWater springs

Dialogical conditions

Co-creator community

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Valuing local initiatives and knowledge

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THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

BH TEAM

ANA MARIA CAETANO PEREIRAANA TEREZA MELO BRANDÃO

CAMILA CAMPOS GONÇALVES NOVAISCARINA CASTRO PEDRO

CARLOS HENIQUE GONTIJO PAULINODANIELE GOMES FERREIRA

ELEONORA SAD DE ASSISGABRIELA MACIEL DE REZENDE

ISADORA CARVALHO FERREIRA BUCHALA

JULIO CÉSAR DE MARCOLAURA CRISTINA DO PINHO BARBOSAMARIANA BARBOSA VILELA RABELO MARÍLIA ISRAEL DE AZEVEDO BORGESMARINA SOARES SILVANATÁLIA AGUIAR MOLREJANE MAGIAG LOURASÉRGIO MYSSIORVANESSA DE OLIVEIRA FRISO