CONTENTS 


ABSTRACT
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Keywords:
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SYNOPSIS:
A
REALITY
OUTSIDE
THE
FRAMEWORK
OF
PLANNING .........................................11


The
 conceptual
 framework
 of
 'planning',
 developed
 within
 particular
 historical
 contexts
 with

corresponding
social
and
economic
constraints,
addresses
(in
a
tautological
sense)
only
those
types
of

projects
or
problems
that
fall
under
its
conceptual
domain
and
practical
limitations.
I
will
introduce
the

conceptual
limits
of
planning
and
show
how,
in
contemporary
practice,
it
has
been
possible
that
some

forms
of
urbanization
fall
outside
of
the
methodologies
and
practices
in
planning
practices
of
the
past,

which
are
still
implemented
today.
This
creates
challenges
for
planners
currently
dealing
with
processes

of
urbanization,
which
fall
outside
the
traditional
framework
of
planning,
often
with
detrimental
social,

economic,
and
environmental
impacts.
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INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................14


After
 discussing
 the
 conceptual
 and
 practical
 tautologies
 and
 thus
 limitations
 of
 ‘planning’
 (in
 the

synopsis)
 I
 will
 introduce
 cases
 in
 Brazil,
 focusing
 on
 the
 city
 of
 Porto
 Velho
 (i.e.,
 its
 history
 and

importance
in
the
north
of
Brazil,
its
urban
condition,
etc.),
to
further
illustrate
this
point.
I
will
conclude

this
part
describing
the
situation
in
Brazil,
since
2001,
when
new
planning
practices
were
implemented,

discussing
aspects
of
their
effectiveness
and
ineffectiveness
and
possible
reasons
why.
(3‐6
pages)
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1.
 PART:
CASE
FOCUS_PORTO
VELHO
‐
A
PORTRAIT
OF
PLANNING
IN
BRAZIL ....................21


Unlike
 the
 larger
 cities
 of
 São
 Paulo
 and
 Rio
 de
 Janeiro,
 Porto
 Velho
 better
 illustrates
 and
 represents

general
 housing
 deficiences
 occuring
 in
 Brazil
 as
 a
 whole
 (misrepresented
 when
 only
 focusing
 on
 the

cases
 of
 São
 Paulo
 and
 Rio
 de
 Janeiro).
 In
 this
 part
 I
 will
 describe
 and
 analyse
 housing
 conditions

(social‐economic
 aspects,
 analises
 of
 the
 legality
 of
 sites
 and
 vacant
 lots)
 in
 Porto
 Velho.
 It
 will
 be

based
 on
 information
 found
 in
 the
 2000
 Census
 Report.
 I
 will
 follow
 the
 census
 report's
 parameters,

which
divides
the
city
into
5
sectors,
ultimately
giving
a
final
housing
description
for
each
of
them.(40‐
50
pages).
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1.1.
 SOCIO‐ECONOMIC
ASPECTS
OF
PORTO
VELHO'S
RESIDENTS .............................................................. 25


1.2.
 MAPPING
AND
ANALYSIS
OF
(IR)REGULARITY
OF
LOTS ........................................................................27


1.3.
 VACANT
LOTS ............................................................................................................................. 34


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 1.4.
 SYNTHESIS
OF
HOUSING
CONDITION
OF
EACH
ZONE ......................................................................... 40


1.5.
 CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................................. 49


2.
 PART:
CASE
FOCUS_PORTO
VELHO
‐
THE
NECESSITY
OF
HOUSING .................................52


After
capturing
the
socio‐economic
and
housing
aspects
of
Porto
Velho
discussed
in
the
first
part,
I
will

then
analise
its
dynamic
in
this
second
part
(I
will
describe
what
is
meant
by
dynamic).
I
will
measure

the
cities
moviments
and
the
demand
for
new
houses

(using
the
studies
of
"Fundação
João
Pinheiro").

Recognizing
 the
 importance
 of
 the
 roles
 that
 
 social
 instutions
 and
 structures
 play
 in
 how
 the
 city

functions
I
will

describe
the
institutional
structure(s)
involved
in
the
planning
process
of
Porto
Velho
.

Lastly,
in
this
section
I
will
map
and
then
analyze
how
the
city
has
answered
these
questions
by
means

of
programs
and
housing
projects.(30‐40
pages)
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2.1.
 HOUSING
DEFICIT ........................................................................................................................ 54


2.2.
INSTITUTIONAL
STRUCTURES .........................................................................................................67


2.3.
 PROGRAMS
AND
HOUSING
PROJECTS .............................................................................................. 69


2.4.
LAND
REGULATION
PROGRAM
AND
URBAN
LEGISLATION
IN
FORCE .....................................................74


2.5.
CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................................. 85


3.
 PART:
QUALITATIVE
RESEARCH
‐
MULTIPLE‐CASE
STUDIES ............................................87


The
goal
of
the
third
part
is
to
complement
some
of
the
facts
and
figures
of
the
first
and
second
parts

using
qualitative
methods.
I
have
chosen
some
residencies
in
Porto
Velho
to
be
used
for
multiple‐
case

studies,
because,
first,
I
believe
that
this
will
serve
as
a
means
to
ground,
within
a
community
in
Porto

Velho,
 the
 statistics
 discussed
 in
 the
 first
 section,
 and
 also
 to
 then
 analyze
 the
 effectiveness
 of
 the

programs
discussed
in
the
second
section.
The
interviews
will
give
names
and
faces
to
the
statistics
and

numbers
 presented
 throughout
 the
 first
 two
 parts
 of
 the
 document,
 thus
 painting
 a
 more
 realistic

portrait
of
Porto
Velho
and,
in
general,
the
problems
posed
to
planners
in
Brazil.


The
exploratory
phase
(the
first
two
sections)
was
necessary
to
identify
the
importance
of
the
social‐
economic
 process
 in
 the
 development
 of
 the
 city.
 
 Resulting
 from
 a
 series
 of
 informal
 interviews
 and

observations
that
I
conducted
two
important
areas
of
further
research
were
raised:
(1)
the
efficacy
of

the
land
regularization
program,
and
(2)
the
social
fragmentation
occurring
in
the
neighborhoods.88


I
found
that
despite
being
granted
deeds
and
property
rights
in
order
to
promote
the
land
regularization

program
there
were
still
many
people
that
participated
in
the
program
yet
sold
the
land
title
afterward,


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 undermining
the
goals
of
the
program
of
social
inclusion
and
the
right
to
the
city.
I
will
conduct
multiple

case
studies
using
in‐depth
interviews
with
people
in
this
situation
to
understand
WHY
and
HOW
this

occurred.


This
is
relevant
because
I
believe,
from
the
research
I
have
conducted
thus
far,
that
there
is
a
lack
of

involvement
of
the
private
sphere
in
the
participatory
process.
I
would
like
to
know
how
the
addition
of

the
private
sphere
(Mela
&
Ciaffi
2006)
could
improve
the
program,
affecting
the
most
important
goal

of
land
regularization
in
Porto
Velho:
to
democratize
access
to
urban
land
for
the
lowest
income
groups.

Considering
that
prominent
features
in
the
irregular
occupation
of
land
is
the
individual
and
their
self‐
construct
 houses
 I
 would
 like
 to
 see
 if
 there
 is
 a
 correlation
 between
 their
 inclusion
 in
 the
 planning

process
 found
 within
 the
 land
 regularization
 process
 and
 a
 number
 of
 factors:
 the
 quality
 of
 houses

(that
one
sold
and
the
one
recently
bought)
constructed,
how
they
are
constructed,
and
if
the
needs
of

the
 individual
 are
 being
 met.
 The
 interviews
 will
 be
 structured
 in
 such
 a
 way
 to
 understand
 these

correlations.


I
intend
to
find
ways
in
which
the
process
of
self‐construction
of
houses,
the
house,
as
well
as
the
needs

of
those
that
construct
the
houses
can
be
utilized
in
such
a
way,
if
at
all,
to
be
implemented
into
the

land
regularization
program.


3.1.
 EXPLORATORY
PHASE .................................................................................................................. 91


3.2.
 THEORETICAL
FRAMEWORK
AND
RESEARCH
QUESTIONS.................................................................... 93


3.3.
 METHODOLOGY .......................................................................................................................... 98


3.4.
 ADDRESSING
THE
RESEARCH
QUESTIONS:
INSIGHTS
FROM
THE
LITERATURE
AND
RESULTS
OF
THE
STUDY 101


3.5.
 DISCUSSION
OF
RESULTS .............................................................................................................103


DESIGN
PROPOSAL ............................................................................................................. 106


I
will
conclude
with
a
proposal,
which
synthesizes
all
of
the
3
parts
as
a
means
to
explore
and
refer
to
all

of
the
material
presented.


CONCLUSION ...................................................................................................................... 110


BIBLIOGRAPHY ................................................................................................................... 113


ATTACHMENTS
(50
PAGES).................................................................................................. 114


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