The end of slums? Planning, participation and removal of families in Belo Horizonte

Resumo

Unlike what has been observed in various parts of the world, the city of Belo Horizonte has presented a decrease in the number of slums and their residents, which indicates an intense process of removal of families, conducted by the State itself. The article focuses on public policies and planning for slums in Belo Horizonte in recent years, showing that the governmental practices in slums have moved in the opposite direction of the social movements’ struggles and of the historical achievements of their populations: first, regarding the guarantee of the families’ right to remain at the place and, second, concerning the right of citizen participation. If progress has been made in the urban consolidation of slums and public services, what least advanced was the appropriation and use of urban space as a right, although the Federal Constitution and the City Statute guarantee the right to housing as a fundamental right, in an attempt to fulfil the social function of urban land.

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Tipo

Artigo científico

Ano

2016

Instituição

Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo

Fonte

Cadernos Metrópole

Idioma

Português

Acesso

Não informado

Identificador

oai:ojs.revistas.pucsp.br:article/26740

Temas

Gestão PúblicaPolíticas Públicas

Palavras-chave

Belo HorizontefavelasremoçõesVila Vivagentrificaçãodireito à moradiaparticipação cidadãslumsremovalsgentrificationhousing rightscitizen participation