Violência urbana e o impacto no comércio local no bairro Quintino Cunha - Fortaleza - CE

Abstract

Urban violence is one of the themes that have gained more visibility since the last century, as it is usually related to other social problems such as poverty, social exclusion, lack of urban public services and the process of urbanization. Fortaleza is considered one of the most violent cities in the world, in a socio-spatial context marked by inequalities, especially in the most peripheral neighborhoods, where the most violent types of crime are concentrated, for example, in the Quintino Cunha neighborhood. This study aims to understand the impact of urban violence on local commerce in the neighborhood Quintino Cunha, because it is known the negative effect of violence on economic performance, which restricts business growth, and impacts mainly with robberies and assaults, Besides the feeling of insecurity, having as specific objectives: i. Contextualize the urban processes in the social, spatial and economic environments of the Quintino Cunha neighborhood and the city of Fortaleza; ii. Analyze statistical data and maps regarding violence at local scales, regional and national; and iii. Understand the experiences and experiences of the merchants of the Quintino Cunha neighborhood with violence. The methodology was designed using bibliographic research, regarding urbanization and problems arising from it, such as lack of infrastructure and socio-spatial and economic vulnerability of residents. Comparisons of secondary data on crime and violence rates were established in the country, in Ceará, in Fortaleza, and especially in the Quintino Cunha neighborhood. And field research, which focused on understanding which were the local traders present in the neighborhood. At this stage, a form was applied in the streets where most of the merchants are concentrated, delimited using Sigs and secondary data. As a result, the neighborhood is marked by a context of inequality, with lack of public services and the presence of social vulnerability, with the region with many precarious settlements and risk areas. In the field research, we observed the presence of the feeling of insecurity, which indirectly impacts sales, deliveries and the operation of the establishment.