CONJUNTOS HABITACIONAIS E A PRODUÇÃO DO ESPAÇO URBANO NO MUNICÍPIO DE NOVA INDEPENDÊNCIA-SP

Abstract

The present study aims to analyze the production and use of urban space in the municipality of Nova Independência, São Paulo, with an emphasis on housing complexes, their distribution, and their impacts on the local urbanization process. The research was conducted through documentary analysis, using secondary data from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). The QGIS software was also used for the creation of thematic maps of the municipality and its housing complexes. The review of specialized literature, as well as the analysis of legal documents and journalistic materials, was essential to understanding the urbanization process in Brazil, especially in the interior of São Paulo State, in addition to the historical development of public policies directed at popular housing, which helps situate the national context influencing local dynamics. It was found that the municipality’s housing complexes have adequate infrastructure and that approximately 29% of the population lives in these units, highlighting their importance in an economic context marked by dependence on the sugar-alcohol industry. The study seeks to understand how these housing complexes contributed to the current configuration of Nova Independência’s urban space and how this process reflects the logic of urban expansion in small Brazilian cities, emphasizing the need for urban planning capable of guiding local growth in a more balanced way.