Urban (un)sustainability: cases of Vilnius’s informal and illegal settings

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Language:
Anglų kalba / English
Title:
Urban (un)sustainability: cases of Vilnius’s informal and illegal settings
Authors:
Kačerauskas, Tomas
In the Journal:
Sustainability (Basel). 2018, 10, 4615
Subject Category:
LT
Lietuva (Lithuania); Vilnius. Vilniaus kraštas (Vilnius region).
Summary / Abstract:

LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Informal settings; Urban sustainability; Socialminority; Semiotic square; Urban development.

ENThe current analysis addresses cases of both informal and illegal settlements in Vilnius, Lithuania. By using semiotic means (specifically, semiotic squares), the author presents the Romani district (tabors), as well the Šnipiškės district, describing the circumstances of their emerging and comparing these cases. In addition to that, the philosophical questions about the dichotomies ‘formal/informal’, ‘temporal/eternal’, ‘order/chaos’, ‘legal/illegal’, ‘sustainable/unsustainable’ are discussed. On the one hand, illegal buildings serve as a signal about too high a barrier of bureaucracy, about a surfeit of law and even about the violation of certain rights. On the other hand, some urban districts can become illegal because of a changed urban vision reflected in a new General Plan. The paper also analyzes the issue of public interest. Additionally, the tendency of democratic society to turn into bureaucratic society is analyzed. The paper addresses sensitive issues related to sustainable development of cities, intercultural dialogue and equal opportunities. [From the publication]

DOI:
10.3390/su10124615
ISSN:
2071-1050
Subject:
Filosofija / Philosophy
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