Real estate expansion in in Luzimangues (TO)

from rural resettlement to a peripheral space

Abstract

The Luzimangues district, neighboring Palmas, was created in 1993 as a rural resettlement for the population affected by the Palmas Lake dam. It is now considered a peripheral expansion for real estate development. An urban planning project was carried out to build the capital, determining its layout, zoning, and urban density, as well as occupation guidelines. However, the occupation process did not proceed as planned, and the occupation guidelines were distorted, resulting in the occupation of peripheral areas. This paper aims to broadly discuss aspects related to density, building typology, and socio-spatial segregation in Luzimangues. Two lines of analysis were adopted as methodological parameters: the first has a theoretical basis for critical reflection and conceptualization through a bibliographic review on the production and occupation of urban space in the urban areas involved and their correlations; the second line is empirically based on the observation of the real object based on cartographic data, satellite images, IBGE data, and field research. The real estate speculation and spatial segregation practiced in Palmas in recent years is reproduced in Luzimangues and incorporated into the urban and real estate dynamics of the capital, despite the difference in the municipal political-administrative sphere.