The "City of absences" and the public policies of urbanization: analysis of the implementation of the PAC/UAP in communities of the Railway Suburb (Salvador/BA)

Abstract

The aim of this work is to perform a critical analysis of the urbanization project implemented by the government of the State of Bahia, with federal resources from the Growth/Urbanization of Precarious Settlements (PAC/UAP) Acceleration Program having, as a study object, three communities located in the Railway Suburb of Salvador/ BA, which make up the "city ​​of absences” that describes an urban reality marked by significant gaps and voids, both physical and social. The categories of analysis that are used are absence, invisibility and silence/ silencing, and the theoretical reference is based on a decolonial approach from authors such as Santos (2002), Mbembe (2014), Negri (2006) and Prandi (2001). The methodology was based on an exploratory and qualitative research, with interviews and application of questionnaires to residents and representatives of the contracted companies. From there, the analysis of narratives and memories about the project was implemented, together with the implementation of the works of urbanization. As a result, we can see that despite some improvements due to the implementation of the Program within the communities, we must consider that the voices of people involved remain drowned out both by state technicians and techniques, and private companies, which silence these communities and turn them invisible.