Políticas públicas e segregação socioespacial em localidades caracterizadas por ocupações irregulares na cidade de Camaçari–Ba.

Abstract

This dissertation analyzed public policies and socio-spatial segregation in neighborhoods characterized by irregular settlements in the Municipality of Camaçari-BA, located in the Metropolitan Region of Salvador. The spatial scope of the study was the neighborhoods of Nova Vitória and Recanto das Árvores, located in the Urban Zone of Municipal Seat of Camaçari. The study considered respectively: the time when the irregular occupations occurred in the city and the resulting historical records produced from 1950 to 2022. To this end, a methodological approach was established that included a bibliographic/documentary survey and data collected from through interviews with residents of the two neighborhoods. The general objective was to analyze the obstacles in the processes for regularizing property in the Recanto das Árvores neighborhood, thus assuring residents property title and the same urban rights obtained in the Nova Vitória neighborhood. The theoretical and conceptual discussion is centered on the concepts of Geographic/Social Space and Socio-Spatial Segregation, as well as ideas related to Irregular Occupations, Urban Public Policies and Metropolization. Scholars who work on these themes, the documents, and the field work formed the foundation and organized the results and the conclusions of this dissertation. The results obtained reveal differentiated actions of public authorities in each neighborhood, analyzing aspects such as: degree of urbanization, housing standards, social classes of residents, and their location in the city – the centrally located area of Nova Vitória and the peripheral area of Recanto das Árvores. It is concluded that, although the laws governing the Municipality of Camaçari establish social public policies for the benefit of the population, these need to be effectively implemented, and certain measures are necessary so that the government reduces socio-spatial-residential segregation in neighborhoods characterized by irregular settlement in the city of Camaçari-BA.