Integrated territorial management in the South Western Amazon: Geodesign applied to the analysis of urban socio-environmental parameters in Porto Velho
Geodesign. Urban Management. Sustainability. Integrated Urbanism
With the new economic policies and because they are an important axis of capitalist production, urban structures in Brazil ended up undergoing major transformations, causing several developments in their socio-environmental space. This study aims to analyze the correlations of the social, infrastructure and environmental dimensions of the urban system, presenting discussion on the management policies adopted until the present moment, mainly through the characteristics of development of the Amazon Region. Among the main issues on which the study is based, we will start with the aspect of the political and economic organization of cities, especially in the North of Brazil, following with the contexts of Geodesign perspectives and the application of the framework proposed by Stenitz (2012). We will discuss the sustainability of urban space, highlight the socio-environmental aspects in urban practices and the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technologies. With the organization and integration of these data, the results were analyzed based on a multi-criterial system, using the Hierarchical Process Analysis (AHP) method, developed by evaluating the influence of social aspects and urban infrastructure in the context of socio-environmental sustainability urban. The work consist of creating new tools for urban public policies, which respond to the hypothesis that it is possible to conduct an integrated territorial management of the urban environmental system. The work aligns with the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) using available resources in line with global agendas for sustainable development.