Análise crítica do Plano Diretor de Uberlândia 2006 potencialidades e fragilidades na garantia dos direitos à terra urbana e à moradia digna

Abstract

In the context of persistent land inequality and insufficient housing provision that characterize the Brazilian socio-spatial structure, there is a pressing need within national urbanism to promote cities and human settlements that are accessible, inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable. In this direction, item I of Article 2 of the City Statute – a fundamental norm of urban law enacted in 2001 – has established, in an exemplary manner, the right to sustainable city and encompasses, among its essential premises, the right to urban land and housing. The realization of these rights qualifies as a normative imperative whose materialization requires robust democratic governance, supported by effective urban policies and the strategic involvement of the private sector at federal, state, and municipal levels. In light of this context, the present research proposes a comparative analysis between the guidelines of the 2006 Master Plan of Uberlândia/MG – a normative instrument for local territorial ordering – and the determinations contained in the City Statute. The aim is to assess the degree of adherence of the municipal plan to the establishment of rights to housing and urban land and to examine its inclusion, potential omissions, and degree of incidence in the normative text. This investigation proves essential to provide support for the implementation of urban policies that enable the construction of sustainable cities. The materialization of these rights in the Master Plan, in a coordinated, cohesive, and systematically structured manner, constitutes a fundamental element for achieving equitable and democratic urban planning. The absence or fragmented formulation of these normative provisions can compromise the conception and operationalization of public policies and private initiatives aimed at urban development, generating obstacles to the realization of the right to a sustainable city. Furthermore, democratic management requires the widespread dissemination of legal-urban knowledge, as the full exercise of citizenship presupposes access to and understanding of the norms regulating urban space. 'Urban literacy' begins with the legal text: only the clear and systematic exposition of these rights in the Master Plan will ensure the realization of the structuring principles of the City Statute.