Name: FABÍOLA CANDIDO SILVA VIEIRA
Publication date: 21/06/2024
Examining board:
Name |
Role |
|---|---|
| CARLO EUGENIO NOGUEIRA | Examinador Interno |
| CARLOS TEIXEIRA DE CAMPOS JUNIOR | Presidente |
| RENATA HERMANNY DE ALMEIDA | Examinador Interno |
| VIVIANE LIMA PIMENTEL | Examinador Externo |
Summary: The objective of this research is to investigate the revitalization policies of the
Downtown area in the municipality of Vitória, State of Espírito Santo, carried out under
the terms of office of João Carlos Coser and Luciano dos Santos Rezende, in the
period from 2009 to 2020. We recognize that the region in study was the core of
economic activities, which brings together central functions of political decisions,
services and commercial exchanges. However, the promotion of various public policies
encouraged displacement and an increase in population concentration in search of
housing, generating the sprawl of the urban area. The strong appreciation of the beach
region contributed to the production of urban space and the interest on the part of
capital and real estate, stimulating the displacement of value production to other areas
of the city, causing the abandonment of some buildings, transfer of the specific part of
the municipal, state and federal administrative activities, structures and the desire on
the part of civil construction and economic activities during the spatial restructuring of
the city. We analyzed the actions promoted in other cities in Brazil and found that all
of them had the aim of stimulating commercial exchange, making investments in
housing and promoting incentives for tourism. We found that in the promises of
governments, plans and projects that involved the theme of revitalization, of the two
administrations developed, these issues were not developed to their fullest, they were
not enough to reactivate the economy and/or improve the quality of life of the residents
who already lived there, or, at least, stimulate the interest of new residents in the
neighborhood. We noticed that the Downtown area did not present characteristics
similar to those occurring in other Brazilian urban centers, such as increased prices of
properties for sale, construction of new projects, retrofit renovations, demolitions of
underused buildings and investments by businessmen in the construction. We
recognize that the primary issue is valuing the lives of the people who live, work and
enjoy the social space and that the settlement of the resident population is essential in
maintaining the social structures of the environment and solidarity networks, in addition
to developing rooting and feeling of belonging, promoting individual and social balance.
