Urbanities,
Vol. 3
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No 2
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November 2013
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place in the policy arena to safeguard their interests, they may disrupt considerably the
progress of the governance process itself. The case study that we have discussed brings to
light the complex web of social movements, regulatory framework and the environment and
suggests that reinforcing participatory space in the decision-making process could be
important in order not only to prevent or reduce social conflict but also to strengthen the
democratic process by allowing a positive evolution of social organization in terms of
cooperative action.
