O bairro Amapá no contexto urbano contemporâneo de Marabá: diagnóstico socioespacial e as relações entre o bairro e a cidade

Abstract

The urban sociospatial diagnosis consists of the analysis of factors that led to the real state of that space. What could be the actors, the policies, the natural elements of economic value or the combination of these all that led to that result seen in space? In this work, a socio- spatial diagnosis of the Amapá neighborhood in the contemporary urban context of the city of Marabá-PA will be presented; the diagnosis starts the analysis from 1970 onwards and goes until the year 2021. Being one of the oldest neighborhoods and considered one of the most important in the city, due to the concentration of various public services, Amapá is known by many pejorative names due to the social status of the majority of the population. In this sense, this work presents a bibliographical survey of the historical-economic elements that influenced what is seen in the neighborhood and shows the economic characteristics of the population, the infrastructure, the citizenship activities developed, the social relationship between the residents, problems and preferences, and the sociospatial relationship with other neighborhoods. The results of this diagnosis are, between others: a neighborhood lacking in sanitation infrastructure where most of the population is concentrated; economic situation of more than 1/3 of the population at the limit of the poverty line considering the current conditions; dependence on services and products; and a division of the neighborhood into three parts considering infrastructure and income. As for the relationship between the neighborhood and the city, it is noted that the Cidade Nova Lot has a greater link with Amapá, as well as Marabá Pioneira and Nova Marabá. To make this diagnosis, we sought: systematize the historical facts, use IBGE census data for the year 2010 to characterize the neighborhood; and through field research to show Amapá 2021 and the relationship between the neighborhood and the city of Marabá.