SPACE PRODUCTION AND THE REAL STATE ACTIVITY IN THE POPULATION ARRANGEMENT OF SOROCABA -2000-2022

• Grant number: 23/16266-1
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: May 01, 2024
• End date: October 31, 2025
• Field of knowledge: Applied Social Sciences - Architecture and Town Planning
• Principal Investigator: Estevam Vanale Otero
• Grantee: Paula de Melo Galafazzi
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Arquitetura, Artes, Comunicação e Design (FAAC). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Bauru. Bauru , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The production of urban space in the interior of São Paulo has been significant over the recent period, constituting new territories and transforming the relationships established between them and the city structured over the previous century. In this context, the Regional Capitals B of the state of São Paulo stand out as hubs that articulate regional urban networks, in which real estate activity was quite significant, largely exceeding the apparent demands for housing and urbanized land of their population. This research project aims to investigate real estate production in the region of Sorocaba between the years 2000 and 2022, consisting of the cities that make up an urban agglomeration in a contiguous area, including, in addition to Sorocaba, the municipalities of Alumínio, Araçoiaba da Serra and Votorantim. This group stands out in several indicators of real estate production in the period, presenting a high level of integration between its urban dynamics. The investigation proposes, through a broad bibliographical review and collection, systematization and analysis of indicators of real estate activity, to present a picture of the production of urban space in this specific context, seeking to identify its impacts at a local level and the specificities of this dynamic in the regional context. Furthermore, it seeks to build a database that allows comparative studies with the other Regional Capitals of São Paulo, aiming to contribute to the understanding of the brazilian urbanization process at the beginning of the 21st century, beyond the large metropolises.