Aceras inclusivas, orden híbrido y gobernanza urbana: repensando los espacios peatonales del Sur global

Abstract

Sidewalks are fundamental components of pedestrian infrastructure in cities. However, they constitute an ambiguous segment of this infrastructure, planned for mobility but occupied and appropriated by multiple uses and users who coexist, sometimes in conflict, with pedestrians. Public authorities rarely consider this heterogeneity of uses and actors, and legal texts are often limited to regulating pedestrian flow and the implementation of street furniture. The objective of this article is to analyze to what extent the sidewalk is a product and producer of a hybrid order and how this idea should be integrated into urban planning processes, not only in countries of the Global South, but also in those of the Global North, whose experiences could be shared and mutually enriching. Our initial case for this study is Mexico City and its metropolitan area, but we extend our scrutiny to other cities around the world through a literature review.