Urbanization of Precarious Settlements
Turning precarious settlements into cities is a challenge that must be faced in the new millennium.
IEME Brazil participates in projects that transform precarious occupations into neighborhoods in urbanistic projects, in order to integrate them to the rest of the city.
The processes that make possible this result is complex and require a precise conception of urbanization techniques in favelas and a methodology that is structured in the knowledge of each one.
Methodology
- Registration and realization of socioeconomic and organizational research of families
- Reading sociability networks and understanding local dynamics in their relationship with the environment
- Identification of leaders
- Rescue of the history of the place and forms of social organization
- Survey of the physical conditions of the land on which the occupation is based
- Survey and analysis of the land situation
- Survey and analysis of existing risk situations
- Survey and analysis of the urban situation of the settlement, including accessibility and presence of community equipment
- Survey and analysis of the existing infrastructure situation and conditions for its installation
- Quantification of households to be removed and definition of alternatives for resettlement of families
- Definition of urban planning guidelines for intervention
- Elaboration of basic and executive projects of urbanization and infrastructure
- Execution and management of works
- Routing of land regularization actions in parallel with urbanization processes
- Monitoring and evaluation of processes
Methodology
- Registration and realization of socioeconomic and organizational research of families
- Reading sociability networks and understanding local dynamics in their relationship with the environment
- Identification of leaders
- Rescue of the history of the place and forms of social organization
- Survey of the physical conditions of the land on which the occupation is based
- Survey and analysis of the land situation
- Survey and analysis of existing risk situations
- Survey and analysis of the urban situation of the settlement, including accessibility and presence of community equipment
- Survey and analysis of the existing infrastructure situation and conditions for its installation
- Quantification of households to be removed and definition of alternatives for resettlement of families
- Definition of urban planning guidelines for intervention
- Elaboration of basic and executive projects of urbanization and infrastructure
- Execution and management of works
- Routing of land regularization actions in parallel with urbanization processes
- Monitoring and evaluation of processes
BENEFITS OF URBANIZATION OF PRECARIOUS SETTLEMENTS
Precarious settlements are areas traditionally excluded from the formal territories of cities. In general, they shelter the most vulnerable population, concentrating the worst social indicators, reflected in public health problems, low levels of education, low levels of employment, crime and violence, etc.
Traditional favela urbanization policies intended that these be eradicated to give rise to large vertical housing complexes, without considering the social issues involved. Over the years, however, it has been admitted that it is possible to operate transformations in these spaces, making them integral parts of the city, considering its spatial and social logic.
Interventions in precarious settlements include important solutions, which contribute to the reterritorialization of these spaces, allowing them to have adequate access – including for garbage collection and emergency situations (ambulances, firemen) – to eradicate at-risk homes, that the sanitary conditions are improved with the installation of sanitary infrastructure and that the safety actions can be planned and implemented.
In addition, it allows the definition of strategies for the regularization process with the purpose of granting titles of ownership or property to the families.
BENEFITS OF URBANIZATION OF PRECARIOUS SETTLEMENTS
Precarious settlements are areas traditionally excluded from the formal territories of cities. In general, they shelter the most vulnerable population, concentrating the worst social indicators, reflected in public health problems, low levels of education, low levels of employment, crime and violence, etc.
Traditional favela urbanization policies intended that these be eradicated to give rise to large vertical housing complexes, without considering the social issues involved. Over the years, however, it has been admitted that it is possible to operate transformations in these spaces, making them integral parts of the city, considering its spatial and social logic.
Interventions in precarious settlements include important solutions, which contribute to the reterritorialization of these spaces, allowing them to have adequate access – including for garbage collection and emergency situations (ambulances, firemen) – to eradicate at-risk homes, that the sanitary conditions are improved with the installation of sanitary infrastructure and that the safety actions can be planned and implemented.
In addition, it allows the definition of strategies for the regularization process with the purpose of granting titles of ownership or property to the families.