Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: JULIANA SOARES DE SOUSA

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STUDENT : JULIANA SOARES DE SOUSA
DATE: 05/09/2025
TIME: 09:00
LOCAL: Porto Velho
TITLE:

The disputed urban territory: analysis of the appropriation of the street by the individual motor vehicle over the active and non-motorized modes in Porto Velho/RO

KEY WORDS:

MOBILITY; ACTIVE MODES; PUBLIC POLICIES; PUBLIC SPACE; URBAN TERRITORY

PAGES: 69
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 streets, highlighting the prominence of motor vehicles to the detriment of non-motorized modes of transport in the municipality of Porto Velho, Rondonia. In recent years, there has been a noticeable change in road behavior in the capital of Rondonia, highlighting the dynamics of the individual motor vehicle fleet, supported by government actions such as credit opening and incentives. However, there has been a lack of investment in public transportation and active modes. The capital has experienced the consequences of this phenomenon daily, in which streets become a hostile environment, with reduced road capacity resulting in excessive traffic congestion and traffic accidents, and increased heat zones due to soil sealing with bituminous material. This alters the quality of life of residents and overloads public spending, especially on healthcare, social security, and welfare, directly impacting the environmental impacts that threaten the very existence of human life on Earth. Furthermore, it is crucial to highlight the use and management of urban land, whose material premise focuses on sustaining the use of individual vehicles as a priority in the dynamics of mobility, depriving social beings of public space and subjecting human life to risks, due to the lack of adequate infrastructure for pedestrians and cyclists in a city located in the Amazon region, paradoxically lacking vegetation in the urban design practiced in this municipality. The dialogue proposed here seeks to highlight the contradictions of the urban territory, in which the main regulation, the Brazilian federal constitution, prioritizes the well-being of the social subject, ensuring, among other things, the preservation of life, physical integrity, and safety. This contrasts with the material reality, where traffic can present death tolls that resemble those seen in wars and civil or military conflicts. In light of the theoretical reflection of the phenomenon combined with the analysis of data collected in the field, whether primary or secondary, the research aims to present results capable of tensioning the debate in order to pressure for the implementation of sustainable local public policies for urban mobility in the urban territory of Porto Velho/RO.

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