THE RIGHT TO THE CITY IN THE INTERSTICE OF THE PUBLIC SPACE:PARKLETS FOR WHAT AND FOR WHO?/O DIREITO A CIDADE NOS INTERSTICIOS DO ESPACO PUBLICO: PARKLETS PARA QUE E PARA QUEM?

This paper discusses the role of public space in the contemporary city, in light of the conception of the right to the city according to Lefebvre (1968) and the New Urban Agenda The objective is to discuss how the urban public space can foster an awareness of new social actors in the sense of building a culture of citizenship and social participation on a sustainable basis. The problem is: To what extent does parklet, as a concept of public space of coexistence, contribute to the promotion of the right to the city and of urban sustainability in contemporary times? As for the methodology, the analysis adopts deductive method and qualitative approach, based on bibliographical and documental research applied to the collection of theoretical-conceptual and normative materials, which were organized and examined by the technique of cognitive mapping. The study resulted in the verification that parklet may represent a new mechanism of private selective and differentiated appropriation of the urban public space. It is concluded that, despite the discourse of providing social coexistence and improving the quality of urban life, parklet's strategy does not have the potential to promote the democratization and sustainability of urban public spaces, and is therefore ineffective for the realization of the right to City. Keywords: Right to the city. New Urban Agenda. Public space. Parklet. Citizenship. O presente artigo discute o papel do espaco publico na cidade contemporanea, a luz da concepcao de direito a cidade segundo Lefebvre (1968) e a Nova Agenda Urbana. O objetivo e discutir de que forma o espaco publico urbano pode propiciar uma ampliacao de consciencia de novos atores sociais no sentido da construcao de uma cultura de cidadania e de participacao social em bases sustentaveis. Busca-se responder o seguinte problema: Em que medida o parklet, enquanto concepcao de espaco publico de convivencia, contribui para a promocao do direito a cidade e da sustentabilidade urbana na contemporaneidade? Quanto a metodologia, a analise adota metodo dedutivo e abordagem qualitativa, a partir de pesquisa bibliografica e documental aplicada para coleta de materiais teorico-conceituais e normativos, que foram organizados e examinados pela tecnica do mapeamento cognitivo. O estudo resultou na verificacao de que o parklet pode representar um novo mecanismo de apropriacao privada seletiva e diferenciada do espaco publico urbano. Conclui-se que, a despeito do discurso de proporcionar