Segregação e fragmentação urbana em Teresina-PI: condomínios fechados e o adensamento da periferia

Abstract

The urban spot of Teresina grew with problems common to other Brazilian cities, but presents specific aspects in function of its socio-spatial characteristics. Among the urban problems in the city, segregation and urban fragmentation have had perverse consequences for most of the population, a process parallel to the rise of gated communities in Latin America. These real estate ventures are at the center of discussions about the need and absence of social interaction between different classes as well as their impact on the urban fabric. This work analyzed the process of urban expansion and the transformations that occurred from the Urban Center of Teresina, from 1930 to the present day, from the Urban Plans and the introduction or expansion of some morphological elements involved in the process.