Smart City Laguna (Ceará, Brazil): metamorphosis of a territory

The small Smart City Laguna, located in the state of Ceará (Brazil), created in 2015 by a holding of foreign capital companies, has emerged as the “first social smart city” in the world. Promoted to serve a low-income public, the new city is composed of standardized single-family homes, social equip...

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Autores: Abrão Beleza, Camila Lima, da Silva Moraes, Richardson Thomas, Banducci Amizo, Isadora, Verlangeiro Vieira, Mariana, Verdolin dos Santos, Mariana
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:Perú
Institución:Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Repositorio:Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/31633
Acceso en línea:http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/ensayo/article/view/31633
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Smart City
Territory
Infrastructure
Technologies
New Cities
Cidade Inteligente
Território
Infraestrutura
Tecnologias
Cidades Novas
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Sumario:The small Smart City Laguna, located in the state of Ceará (Brazil), created in 2015 by a holding of foreign capital companies, has emerged as the “first social smart city” in the world. Promoted to serve a low-income public, the new city is composed of standardized single-family homes, social equipment, services, trades, and industries, surrounded by walls and a greenbelt, fueled by ICTs of all sorts. However, this work, through research in primary and secondary sources, reveals other facets of this private town. Through a broader temporal (history) and spatial (territory) view, this article reveals the reasons for the creation of such an urban center and its consequences.