Urban history in each plot

Genealogies of uses and residential trajectories in the first “dispersed” cooperative of Montevideo

Abstract

The present communication is about an innovated experience of public urban and housing policy: the first cooperative in disperses plots of Montevideo. From the Transdisciplinary Laboratory of Experimental Ethnography (Labtee) an its Program in Urban and Territorial Cultural Studies (PECUT), of the Universidad de la República, we have been carrying out collaborative research in this regard. In this case, we focus on analyzing the morphological and historical characteristics of the plots selected for its construction in the context of Ciudad Vieja (Old City) and its particular conditions, crossing information of the diverse sources from an integral ethnographic approach. Then, we propose the relationships of the members of the collective with these spatialities, based on their life histories around the dwelling, for which we distinguish different types of residence according to precedence and ways of mobility. We conclude with some notes about the ongoing process, its scope, and the importance of continuing to develop collaborative research.