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

Authors

  • Sylvio Bandeira de Mello e Silva Universidade Federal da Bahia, Universidade Católica do Salvador
  • Barbara-Christine Nentwig Silva Universidade Federal da Bahia, Universidade Católica do Salvador
  • Maina Pirajá Silva Universidade Federal da Bahia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9771/1984-5537geo.v11i2.13056

Keywords:

Salvador, Metropolitan Region of Salvador, Metropolitan conflicts, Metropolitan challenges

Abstract

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.

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Author Biographies

Sylvio Bandeira de Mello e Silva, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Universidade Católica do Salvador

Doutor em Geografia, Programa de Pós-graduação em Planejamento Territorial e Desenvolvimento Social/UCSAL e Programa de Pós-graduação em Geografia/UFBA, Projeto PRONEX-FAPESB/CNPq.

Barbara-Christine Nentwig Silva, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Universidade Católica do Salvador

Doutora em Geografia, Programa de Pós-graduação em Planejamento Territorial e Desenvolvimento Social/UCSAL e Programa de Pós-graduação em Geografia/UFBA, Projeto PRONEX-FAPESB/CNPq.

Maina Pirajá Silva, Universidade Federal da Bahia

Doutoranda em Geografia/UFBA, Colaboradora do Projeto PRONEX-FAPESB/CNPq.

Published

2015-12-02

How to Cite

Silva, S. B. de M. e, Silva, B.-C. N., & Silva, M. P. (2015). SALVADOR AND ITS METROPOLITAN REGION: RECENT CHANGES, CONFLICTS AND INSTITUCIONALS PERSPECTIVES. GeoTextos, 11(2). https://doi.org/10.9771/1984-5537geo.v11i2.13056