Política habitacional de interesse social em Belo Horizonte: projetos viários, investimentos nos capitais e remoções x melhoria das condições sócio-espaciais

Abstract

Drawing fromthree distinct research findingsin the three biggest slum clusters in Belo Horizonte (Serra, Morro das Pedras andSanta Lúcia), this paper deepens acritical analisys of the housing policy in Belo Horizonte. It looksspecially to the practice of Companhia Urbanizadora de Belo Horizonte (URBEL),whichhas prioritised urbaninterventions such as building new roads more relevant for the rest of the city than for the neighborhood itself, rather than improving the quality of life of the residents. That is to say, we argue that the currentpolicy has driven the investment for capitals, not for improving people’s quality of life,neglecting what we call the socioVspatial conditions.Then, we indicateguidelines for a procedure to be adopt for the maintenance orimprovementof the socialVspatial conditions.