Planos diretores e produção do espaço em Palmas (TO): tensões entre agenda ambiental e urbanização neoliberal

Abstract

This dissertation, developed within the Nature, Culture and Society research line of the Graduate Program in Environmental Sciences (PPGCiamb/UFT), examines the incorporation of the environmental dimension into the 1994, 2007, and 2018 Master Plans of the municipality of Palmas. It is based on the hypothesis that the rhetoric of sustainability, progressively refined in normative instruments, coexists with practices guided by the neoliberal logic of spatial production, marked by land valorization and socio-spatial inequalities. The study is grounded in the critical tradition of the production of space and in debates on urban neoliberalization and sustainable development. It adopts a case study approach combined with document analysis, operationalized through content analysis structured around categories such as territorial planning, urban policy instruments, and green infrastructure. The findings highlight the expansion of environmental discourse in planning, especially in the 2018 Master Plan, with its formal alignment with the 2030 Agenda, while also revealing contradictions between ecological normativity and its territorial implementation. The dissertation contributes to the critical debate on urban planning and sustainability by offering theoretical and analytical support for the improvement of public policies oriented toward socio-environmental justice.