ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the concept of fuzzy boundaries in the Mozambican context, specifically in the Zambezi River basin and in Maputo. It hypothesises that fuzziness could be a valuable concept to support self-reliance where formal planning processes leave out a large part of the population. The authors explore three cases where fuzziness is curated, created or protected as a response to the specific context and needs, to increase the local population’s resilience.
This chapter concludes that to preserve the productive role of fuzzy space, the processes that drive its system must be deeply understood. Productive land-water interfaces can be designed on the most elementary level, making their creation an emancipatory tool towards resilience. Fuzzy boundaries allude to a vision for a different territory, managed as a continuous realm of qualities and opportunities for all.
