Moradia popular na revitalização do centro histórico de São Luís: caso do Desterro

Abstract

This work shows how the intervention programs and policies have addressed the issue of housing in the Historic Center of São Luís presents a brief history and trajectory of housing policy in Brazil, and how these policies influenced the affordable housing in São Luís described as traditional centers suffered deterioration processes and the importance of preserving them and revitalize them. Features and evaluate how housing is treated in Desterro, one of the oldest neighborhoods of São Luís in its buildings, streets and alleys is recorded much of the history of this city. However, despite its role as a world heritage site, the Desterro has not always been seen as fundamental to identify the population and mainly ludovicense community that inhabits it. Thus, proposals for the revitalization and preservation were presented with the objective of restoring the Desterro, not only with regard to their physical and architectural, but its position in the neighborhood of inestimable historical value and human. Highlights good examples of urban intervention, further justifying the importance of affordable housing in the neighborhood. Compare images of the properties mentioned in the proposal at two times: when it was launched and today, the deadline for implementation.