Direito da cidade e o direito à cidade: uma análise de Montes Claros/MG

Abstract

The city is the focus of multiple analyzes, including those that address the inequalities of ownership and uses of space. Understand the city, segregation and right are a major challenge, because it has, as simultaneous correspondence, the social relations and the social space. In contemporary times, the legal rules embody the Urban Law, especially after the 1988 Constitution and the historical and social achievement of City Statute on July 10, 2001. This area of law is endowed with autonomy and seeks to ensure the social function of the city, harmonizing social, economic and spatial conflicts. However, the Law has a close connection with the capitalist mode of production, which may further emphasize the segregationist shape of cities. Thus, this study aims to understand the socio-spatial segregation, from the analysis of planning rules, especially the Master Plan established by law 2,921 of August 27, 2001 and by the Urban Zoning proposed by law 3,031 of July 6, 2002, in Montes Claros, the largest city in northern Minas Gerais. The research methodology was based on the construction of theoretical framework, description of main urban norms in force and choice and spatialization of social indicators of Montes Claros, with the aid of geotechnological resources. This research has an exploratory feature and seeks to highlight the discussion of Urban Law across the socio-spatial segregation in Montes Claros. As results, it was found that legal spectrum should facilitate the exercise of city’s social function, establishing real guidelines of cities with the joint action of management and population, prioritizing the adoption of urban and legal conducts more harmonious in the socio-spatial scope.