Spatial capital: space as power
Brasília, capital, socio-spatial segregation
Sociology, history, architecture, geography and other areas of study that are interested in human relations have developed different approaches to apprehend the interfaces between space and society. Each of these approaches carries its own epistemology, theoretical framework and analysis techniques. Despite the vast diversity, there is a profound convergence between different studies regarding the existence of a spatial dimension of power. To understand this dimension, the present study makes use of Marx's Theory of Labor and Capital, the Theory of Space Syntax, the theory of Pierre Bourdieu and the theory of Milton Santos to propose a particular way in which the accumulation of value and social reproduction functions: the spatial capital. The fundamental objective of the study is to develop a taxonomy capable of capturing the operation of Spatial Capital. To verify its applicability as an analytical resource, a case study was carried out whose object was the socio-spatial conflicts in the Federal District.