CIDADES, Comunidades e Territórios is an academic journal in the scientific area of Urban Studies that was established in 2000 at ISCTE. In its issue no. 48, published in July 2024, the article "Quinta do Ferro, from participation to gentrification promoted by one municipality" by Tiago Mota Saraiva was released, addressing the process we carried out at Quinta do Ferro, Lisbon.

Rather than merely describing participatory practices and methodologies and their transformation into projects, this essay aims to reflect on a process driven from local reality (bottom-up), the organization of people, the attainment of visibility, and the conflict with institutionalized planning practices (top-down). It lists and describes some of these moments, seeking to map and register a process rich in nuances, contradictions, illusions, and disappointments, yet capable of positioning itself as a contribution to a broader analysis on Lisbon planning methods over the last decade.

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