Banca de DEFESA: JULIANA SOARES DE SOUSA

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STUDENT : JULIANA SOARES DE SOUSA
DATE: 16/04/2026
TIME: 08:30
LOCAL: Videoconferência
TITLE:

The territory in dispute: an analysis of the appropriation of the street by the individual motor vehicle over active modes of transport in Porto Velho/RO.

 

KEY WORDS:

Urban Mobility; Active Mode of Transport; Public Policies; Urban Territory.

 

PAGES: 173
BIG AREA: Ciências Humanas
AREA: Geografia
SUBÁREA: Geografia Humana
SPECIALTY: Geografia Urbana
SUMMARY:

The objective of this research is to analyze the appropriation of urban territory, in this case the street, demonstrating the dominance of the automobile when compared to other types of transport in the city of Porto Velho/RO. The altered behavior of the streets in the capital of Rondônia is evident, highlighting the growth of the fleet of individual motorized vehicles, promoted by the State which has encouraged the paving of streets but has not made the same investment for people who walk and cycle, thus not guaranteeing the same opportunity
for circulation for other types of transport. It is of great importance to highlight the use and dominance of urban land use, which has led to actions that facilitate the dominance of the use of the individual vehicle as a priority, preventing the use of public space to facilitate the interaction of the population and putting people's lives at risk when moving around the city because there are no streets exclusively for walking and cycling. The dialogue proposed here seeks to highlight the inconsistencies of the urban territory, where the implementation of strong infrastructures to allow for greater comfort in car circulation is visible, while the same measures are not implemented to promote quality in pedestrian and bicycle travel, which are carried out in an unequal and precarious manner, with cases of social and spatial isolation remaining present and strengthened due to the denial of the right to participate in the city. The specific objectives are: 1) to analyze the reality of the street in terms of urban mobility, identifying the dispute over the possession of space, investigating the factors that influence the production of road space in Porto Velho/RO; 2) to show the prominence of automobile mobility to the disadvantage of walking and cycling in the city of Porto Velho/RO, showing the consequences in the urban space; 3) 3) To demonstrate the existence and resilience of people who circulate through the city on foot and by bicycle in Porto Velho/RO, confirming the benefits that this type of mobility promotes for social and spatial relations in the urban environment. Our methodology chosen for this analysis was carried out in stages:
bibliographic survey, theoretical survey, field visit, interview, analysis of urban laws, and analysis of secondary and primary information. We can affirm that urban laws regarding the division and oversight of urban projects and streets do not guarantee a fair distribution of street spaces for people who walk and cycle; on the contrary, there are street projects that prioritize quality for those who travel by car, thus generating several negative consequences for life in the city, strengthening the production of unequal space, contributing to the processes of social isolation of those who cannot afford to buy a car, and hindering their access to the use and construction of the city.

 

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Externo à Instituição - ANTONIO ANGELO MARTINS DA FONSECA - UFBA
Interno - 1283808 - GUSTAVO HENRIQUE DE ABREU SILVA
Interno - ***.488.903-** - ISAQUE DOS SANTOS SOUSA - UEA
Presidente - 1057610 - LUCIANA RICA MOURAO BORGES
Interna - 2666681 - MARIA MADALENA DE AGUIAR CAVALCANTE