Gênese do discurso do planejamento urbano em Curitiba: bases políticas, filosóficas e técnicas

Abstract

The object of this research is the urban planning discourse conveyed in Curitiba. The methodology used was that of content analysis. A historical framework was created to identify the bases which generated the discourse in question, encompassing the institutionalization phase of urban planning in the 1960s and prior significant events that influenced it. The research revealed a close relationship between Curitiba’s identity-building process and its urban planning ”• the State’s thought and action regarding urban spaces. The influence of both humanistic and rationalistic approaches to urban planning was identified on the generating bases of the discourse, as well as the influence of the political, economic, and social context which surrounded such discourse. By comprising a political project, urban planning discourse has as its product the city’s ‘summary image’. Therefore, this paper discusses the urban planning discourse in Curitiba, identifying its origins and distinguishing its supporting bases