Produção do espaço urbano: uma análise critica sobre a expansão da avenida Artêmia Pires de Freitas a partir da morfologia urbana

Abstract

This dissertation proposes an analysis of the urban expansion of the city of Feira de Santana, with emphasis on Avenida Artêmia Pires Freitas, located in the Sim neighborhood, based on the methodological approach of Conzenian urban morphology. It starts from the understanding of urban design as a fundamental element in the physical and symbolic conformation of cities, associated with historical, social, economic and political factors. In this context, urban morphology emerges as a tool for reading urban space, mainly analyzing the use and occupation of urban land over time, by dividing the investigation into three different scales, in order to reveal the relationships between built forms and the agents that shape them, focusing mainly on the action of the State and the real estate market. Thus, the research discusses, through the data presented, how urban design can both contribute to the development of humanized urban planning and reinforce processes of socio-spatial segregation, especially when guided by private interests.