Desenvolvimento sustentável no contexto das ocupações urbanas em Uberlândia (MG)

Abstract

The concept of sustainable development seeks to balance economic, social and environmental progress. However, the capitalist mode of production often promotes excessive consumption and generates, in addition to concerns about the environment, the intensification of social inequalities, especially with regard to countries in the Global South, which are the most harmed by the development of capitalist practices. Faced with the emerging need to promote actions in search of global change, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were designed to guide public policies aimed at a fairer, sustainable and inclusive world for present and future generations. In this context, the municipality of Uberlândia stands out as a model, compared to other Brazilian cities, in the Brazilian Cities Sustainable Development Index (IDSC-BR). Despite this, municipal management plays a crucial role in implementing behaviors that enable real estate speculation and segregationist practices. Urban occupations in the city emerge as a symptom of these practices and reflect the population’s housing shortage. Therefore, the main objective of this work is to compare the IDSC-BR of Uberlândia to the full reach of the SDGs. To this end, the methodological procedures are based on the theoretical investigation of the topic, the foundations of which were based on reading books and academic works related to the proposed theme and also with the help of tools such as QGIS, Google Earth, Google Maps and Google Street View. Through the proposed methodology, it was possible to conclude that the city's municipal management favors profitable actions or actions that serve as occasional propaganda for the city while the less favored population lacks their basic rights.