Urban Regulation Experiences and Its Possibilities: Analysis from Programa Minha Casa Minha Vida in the ABC Region (Sí£o Paulo)

Abstract

Many evaluations have been made to the Programa Minha Casa Minha Vida (PMCMV: My Home My Life Program), especially regarding the negative territorial effects in the cities, on the one hand due to the low capacity of regulation of the municipal government in arbitrating about the location of the housing projects and on the other hand, as a result from the role of construction companies. We question whether those effects could be minimized in a context of application of urban instruments set out by the Statute of Cities that aim to save suitable areas to housing provision. This article analyses the experiences in the ABC Region and its municipalities in applying urban instruments, especially in the Zonas Especiais de Interesse Social (ZEIS) and their relation to the PMCMV results, between 2009 and 2014. The conclusion shows a positive influence in the operation of PMCMV as a consequence of the application of urban instruments, so that the most suitable location of its products in this region are related to the past of urban regulation and to the proactivity of municipalities in its execution.