A segregação residencial e a gestão estatal na regulação do espaço urbano: um estudo descritivo do conjunto habitacional Nova Cidade e o condomínio Ponta Negra Village

Abstract

This paper deals with residential segregation in the City of Manaus. Having in mind the contemporary question of urban social segregation, it specially examines matters of social classes and spatial distribution. Traditionally, Brazilian growth model has been characterized by the social exclusion of growing portions of the society, where a small portion of the population has access to the bulk of income and wealth, including proper housing, urban infrastructure and other basic services like education and health, whereas the great majority of the population is deprived from the access to those minimum basic needs. In this research, we followed two empirical studies that emphasize some aspects that seem particularly important for the understanding of its current trends and the problems affecting the quality of life, spatial segregation and social exclusion: Conjunto Nova Cidade, located in the north zone of Manaus and Condomínio Ponta Negra Village, located in the east zone of Manaus are models of how public intervention and a correct urban planning can materialize social power in the cities. The way the mechanisms of social control, over public investments, works in these areas, will be analyzed in order to verify how economic policies match with social objectives and the promotion of more concrete actions conducted by the Government in order to rearrange the city s urban space and spatial segregation inside Manaus City.