Política ambiental urbana no cenário de expansão do capital imobiliário: o caso da Maraponga em Fortaleza

Abstract

The current process of producing space in Brazilian metropolises has not been able to qualify their open space systems. Disarticulation between different governmental levels and expansion of legal and illegal settlements toward environmental sensitive spaces are some of the factors that hinder it. In recent years, there have been some changes in this process, among which we highlight: a greater incidence of environmental regulation, and the expansion of real estate capital in response to the greater availability of public funding to housing aquisition. In order to analyze the effect of this new scenario over the urbanization process, this paper uses method of spatial analyses to study the case of the Maraponga neighborhood, in Fortaleza. The construction of a Geographic Information System allowed us to evaluate its urbanization process in two different scenarios. The major changes are an increase in the built up spaces toward environmentally inadequate sites and the degradation of open spaces. Despite the existence of vacant plots, greater regulatory capacity, and availability of urban investments, the development of the neighborhood are still not able to promote qualification of the open space systemanalyze the effect of this new scenario over the urbanization process, this paper uses method of spatial analyses to study the case of the Maraponga neighborhood, in Fortaleza. The construction of a Geographic Information System allowed us to evaluate its urbanization process in two different scenarios. The major changes are an increase in the built up spaces toward environmentally inadequate sites and the egradation of open spaces. Despite the existence of vacant plots, greater regulatory capacity, and availability of urban investments, the development of the neighborhood are still not able to promote qualification of the open space system