Planning and metropolization of maritime leisure in Fortaleza-Ceará, northeast of Brazil

Abstract

The occupation of the metropolitan coast in the Northeast of Brazil is nowadays dynamized by leisure activities, including summer vacations (through second dwelling) and tourism. The planning of these spaces pervades the public and private dimensions with emphasis on the technical-urbanistic thought which defines the space production logic. The present article aims to understand the meanders of this planning, more specifically in a northeast metropolitan region Í€“ Fortaleza, in the State of Ceará. In order to do so, both quantitative and qualitative methodologies were tested to obtain and process data and information: interviews, consultation of technical documents, and fieldwork. After performing the procedures and analyses, it has been concluded that the technical planning of entrepreneurs and the positioning of local governments point to the consolidation of spatial fragmentation in the coastal urban fabric. This situation articulates with the promotion of urbanistic models, which value the use of private spaces to the detriment of public space.