Expansão intraurbana como alternativa: estudo dos territórios de projeto urbano no Arco Tietê, São Paulo

Abstract

The urban sprawl issues have been contributed to several public plans and projects committed to measures that encourage the density increases and the maximization ofuses in intra-urban land, with arecurrent mention of compact city concept. This paper discusses this subject in the São PauloMetropolitan Area,in order to identify priority areas for urban development, being focused on regions with an strong supply of transportation infrastructure and a high level of obsolescence. Thus, not only have we selected some potential transformation sites, but also some density simulations were developed, demonstrating the current urban growth potential within the urbanized area. The study outlines a specific topic of a broader research that debates the role of mobility networks in the delimitation of territories of metropolitan interest, where the promotion of urban projects becomes a strategic action to qualify the urban environment.