Verticalização urbana e segregação socioespacial em Imperatriz-MA: uma abordagem a partir dos bairros Jardim Três Poderes e Maranhão Novo

Abstract

This research seeks to understand the main aspects of the urban verticalization in Imperatriz / MA and its relations with the socio - spatial segregation starting from an approach of the neighborhoods Três Poderes and Maranhão Novo. For that, it is necessary to look for the main theoretical bases on the production of the urban space and the social agents involved in this dynamic, as well as the process of verticalization and socio-spatial segregation, specifically with regard to self-segregation, wich are considered as fundamental for the analysis of the spatial organization in Imperatriz. From the methodological point of view, the qualitative approach of the different contrasts present in the urban morphology prevails, expressions that come from the action of capital in the spatial organization of the city. It is also considered the use of research techniques such as unsystematic observation, documentary analysis and semi-structured interviews, which enabled the elaboration of tables, charts, maps and graphs fundamental to interpret the vertical dynamics of the urban space of Imperatriz and the socio-spatial segregation in the neighborhoods Três Poderes and Maranhão Novo. Thus, it can be seen that the present study achieves the proposed objectives, given that in the light of the reflections raised here, it was possible to identify the process of verticalization in Imperatriz, as well as the historical configuration of the studied districts, and also their close relationship with self-segregation. In this sense, this work presents a directed effort to interpret the spatial dynamics of Imperatriz, in particular the verticalization of the neighborhoods Três Poderes and Maranhão Novo and their contribution to the process of urban restructuring that the city has been through.