Remoção e reassentamento em baixadas de Belém: Estudos de caso de planos de reassentamento (1980-2010)

Abstract

The main strategy for the urbanization of Baixadas (waterlogged áreas) in Belém has been the implementation of macro drainage projects, in which there is a large number of forced evictions. It is set the hypothesis that in Belém, the planning of resettlement s and their implementation after the beginning of building works is problematic due to inadequate conceptions that associate the works and lack of precision on housing solutions for the evicted population because of the criteria used. Thus, the objective of this dissertation is to confront criteria put forward by international development agencies with the experiences in Belem. It takes into consideration that the orientations of the agencies have influenced the urban policies in the country, including the criteria for resettlement. The results show inconsistencies and lack of precision in the Resettlement Plans from 1980 until 2010 set up for three basins, Una, Tucunduba and Estrada Nova. The historical period corresponds to political changes in the country, and is characterized by the increase in the number of funding coming from international agencies, the study of the projects are able to demonstrate that, although there is a rejection in the discourses of the agencies, they do not take into consideration social aspects, such as the guarantee of adequate living conditions for evicted with urban and social insertion.