Rumo à periferia: o processo de ocupação irregular no bairro Nova Cidade - Manaus/AM

Abstract

This work focuses on a socio-spatial investigation of the Nova Cidade neighborhood in Manaus/AM, where irregular occupations emerge as a growing phenomenon, revealed in the urban landscape and driven by the urgent need for housing. Its general objective is to critically analyze irregular occupations in the Nova Cidade neighborhood. It unfolds into three specific objectives: to understand the process of irregular occupation in the study area. Characterize the profile of residents, especially those in irregularly occupied areas. Identify the neighborhood's infrastructure, focusing on occupations that began irregularly. The research adopts a critical-dialectic approach, based on theoretical foundations of Urban Geography. The methodological procedures include bibliographical research, questionnaires and interviews with residents of two different occupations, in order to collect qualitative data, in addition to the use of photographs to highlight details about the occupations. Given the data obtained, it was clear how the unplanned growth of the city of Manaus, specifically in the aforementioned neighborhood, resulted in precarious housing, which generates environmental impacts and harms the quality of life of residents of areas of irregular occupation, which conflicts with various legislations that make up urban planning documents for the city of Manaus. Therefore, the urgency of rethinking housing policies and the management of urban development in Manaus is evident. The urban landscape reflects not only the need for housing and access to land, but also the complexity of the relationships between the real estate market, implementation of public policies and unplanned urban dynamics in socio-spatial reproduction. Keywords: Irregular occupations; urban planning; socio-spatial reproduction; urban landscape; territoriality.