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DATE: 16/11/2021
TIME: 09:00
LOCAL: Ambiente virtual
TITLE:

Revitalization of historical centers and gentrification: a case study in Congonhas-MG

KEY WORDS:

Historic center. Gentrification. Public administration. Private sector. Congonhas-MG

PAGES: 300
BIG AREA: Ciências Sociais Aplicadas
AREA: Arquitetura e Urbanismo
SUBÁREA: Fundamentos de Arquitetura e Urbanismo
SPECIALTY: História da Arquitetura e Urbanismo
SUMMARY:

The specialized literature on the theme of Gentrification tends to relate this process to government interventions aiming to revitalize historical centers. The purpose of this research is to verify this relation based upon a specific case as it analyzes the influence of government Programs for the improvement of historical centers (PAC Cidades
Históricas and MONUMENTA) such as implemented in the city of Congonhas, located in the Brazilian State of Minas Gerais. This city was selected for this study because of its well-defined historical center and because it was revitalized by the public administration. Its focus lies in the analysis of objective elements of physical, social and
economic nature as potential promoters of the Gentrification process of Congonhas-MG’s historical center. It is particularly interested in examining if the government interventions for the requalification and subsequent reoccupation of this space effectively contributed to the said process, according to what is observed in similar interventions. The hypothesis raised to answer these questions is that the actions of public authorities in the revitalization of historic centers USUALLY entail Gentrification processes of such centers, unless some specific, local factors interfere and/or inhibit them. The general objective of the present research is therefore to verify the possible influence of the public administration interventions, through government programs, for the referred revitalization in the reproduction of Gentrification processes as observed in historical centers of other cities. We developed a hypothetical-deductive, descriptive and explanatory or experimental kind of research, in which we tried to identify and relate the independent and dependent research variables so as to answer the research question and other issues that arose during this work. Based upon a field survey in the historic center of Congonhas itself and upon related bibliography, the research revealed that the Gentrification process of revitalized historic centers do not always result from interventions subsidized by the public administration, unlike the specialized literature usually asserts. In the specific case of Congonhas, Gentrification occurred much more due to the mining and steel industries acting in and around the city than because of the revitalization historic center. With this thesis, we hope to have brought some comtribution to the theme, as well as some new research data sources for future researchers and institutions.

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