OS VAZIOS URBANOS NA REGIÃO URBANA DO PROSA E SEUS IMPACTOS NO DESENVOLVIMENTO DE CAMPO GRANDE-MS

Abstract

This study aimed to examine the urban voids present in the Prosa urban region of Campo Grande (MS), analyzing their impacts on the city’s urban development, and highlighting critical issues such as dispersed urbanization, which results in a horizontal expansion. This pattern is partly caused by the underutilization of urban land, where neighborhoods contain a large number of vacant lots, developable spaces that remain underused due, in part, to the inherent incentives present in the structure of the capitalist city. Such disparities in the provision and distribution of urban infrastructure, especially between central and peripheral areas, also reflect socioeconomic inequalities and failures in urban policy. The lack of access to affordable housing near the city centre drives movement toward the periphery, where access to public infrastructure and living conditions are significantly more precarious. The methodological procedures involved a comprehensive literature review on the topic, the creation of thematic maps using QGIS software, fieldwork with photographic documentation, and statistical analysis based on data from IBGE and the Municipal Government of Campo Grande (MS). An analysis of the city’s master plan was also conducted to understand how zoning policies and urban development influence the presence and distribution of urban voids. The research revealed that, over the past ten years, central neighborhoods with a high number of urban voids did not experience significant population growth, while a neighbourhood which has low use of urban space, less access to public resources and a high number of urban voids, Noroeste, almost doubled its population.