SALVADOR AND ITS METROPOLITAN REGION: RECENT CHANGES, CONFLICTS AND INSTITUCIONALS PERSPECTIVES

This paper has as objective the analysis of the recent evolution of a traditional Brazilian metropolis, Salvador and its metropolitan region, taken as an example considering its particular historical and geographical relevance. The research studies the challenges faced by Salvador and its region mai...

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Authors: Silva, Sylvio Bandeira de Mello e, Silva, Barbara-Christine Nentwig, Silva, Maina Pirajá
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2015
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA)
Repository:GeoTextos (Online)
Language:Portuguese
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.ufba.br:article/13056
Online Access:https://periodicos.ufba.br/index.php/geotextos/article/view/13056
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Salvador
Região Metropolitana de Salvador
Conflitos metropolitanos
Desafios metropolitanos
Metropolitan Region of Salvador
Metropolitan conflicts
Metropolitan challenges
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Summary:This paper has as objective the analysis of the recent evolution of a traditional Brazilian metropolis, Salvador and its metropolitan region, taken as an example considering its particular historical and geographical relevance. The research studies the challenges faced by Salvador and its region mainly as a result of the week instruments of urban planning that should be integrated in a metropolitan planning not existing until now. The current political and judicial conflicts between the State Government of Bahia and the Municipality of Salvador are also analyzed, together with the recent law of Estatuto da Metrópole (Law of Metropolis). As a result, the study shows the perspectives to face the challenges, which must be done in an integrated manner with all municipalities forming a single territorial unity of sociopolitical, economical and administrative governance capable of facing their problems and plan their future.