Characterization of the area for implementing Zeis on the north coast of Maceió-AL

Abstract

The construction of Brazilian cities was marked by an increase in socioeconomic spatial seg-regation - with the flow of the poorest populations from central areas and more comfortable to the periphery - which were caused mainly by market pressure, high housing costs in central areas and public housing policy actions. In the urban perspective of the City Statute, the Special Zones of Social Interest (ZEIS) have consolidated themselves as a special type of zoning that seeks to include low-income populations in the city and areas served by equipment and infrastructure. Thus, this research intends to characterize an area for the implementation of ZEIS on the north coast of Maceió-AL in line with the legislation in force and with the wishes of the local population and, further, to discuss the implementation processes of these zones in Brazil, their potential and barriers. It is necessary to understand the context of the attributions of the local power, its objectives and purposes in meeting the demands for social equality, in order to guarantee an emancipatory character of these policies. Thus, the article seeks to reinforce initiatives for planning actions at the local level in a participatory manner, consider-ing notions of belonging and recognition that would legitimize these interventions before the community.