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Abstract
In urban informal settlements, Green Public Space is often located in areas of high ecological significance that are considerably impaired by multiple processes of urbanization. Therefore, various environmental initiatives seek to improve these areas and interact with residents regarding their use and management of Green Public Space. However, differing interests among stakeholders generate conflict and represent significant barriers to this effort. Through qualitative research with the residents and external stakeholders of an informal settlement, this study explores the role of conflict between stakeholders in the use and management of Green Public Space as a way to understand the processes by which such spaces are socially produced. The results provide a discussion of why conflict becomes a barrier to improvement. They also expose the exclusion of stakeholders and shows larger cultural issues. Conflict is seen here as an opportunity for practitioners to access social dynamics in contexts characterized by differences