This is followed by, second, both a discussion of the goals and methods of the Land Regularization Program in Porto Velho, and then qualitative research based in 30 in-depth interviews of beneficiates of the program who gained property rights but adopted practices undermining the goal that land tenure in the program was to afford for sustainable economic and environmental city development

INTRODUCTION

1 PART: THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK _ A REALITY OUTSIDE THE FRAMEWORK OF PLANNING

1.1. CONTEMPORARY URBAN PLANNING CHALLENGES

1.2. UNEQUAL URBANIZATION IN BRAZIL

1.3. HOUSING RIGHTS: THE URBAN REFORM

1.4. LAND REGULARIZATION

1.5. PORTO VELHO: A PORTRAIT OF PLANNING IN BRAZIL

2 PART: CASE FOCUS _ PORTO VELHO -THE NECESSITY OF HOUSING

2.1. SOCIO-ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF PORTO VELHO'S RESIDENTS

2.2. MAPPING AND ANALYSIS OF (IR)REGULARITY OF LOTS

2.3. VACANT LOTS

2.4. SYNTHESIS OF HOUSING IN THE CITY

2.5.HOUSING DEFICIT

2.6. INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURES

27. PROGRAMS AND HOUSING PROJECTS

2.8. URBAN LEGISLATION IN FORCE

2.9. THE LAND REGULARIZATION PROGRAM

3 PART: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH - MULTIPLE-CASE STUDIES

3.1. EXPLORATORY PHASE

3.2.THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK AND RESEARCH

3.3. METHODOLOGY

3.4. ADDRESSING THE RESEARCH: INSIGHTS FROM THE LITERATURE AND RESULTS OF THE STUDY

3.5. DISCUSSION OF RESULTS

CONCLUSION

DESIGN PROPOSAL

BIBLIOGRAPHY

APPENDICES

APPENDIX A: INTERVIEWS SUMMARY INDEX AND NOTES

APPENDIX B: INTERVIEW PROTOCOL

APPENDIX C: MAPS

Transportation System

Vacant Lots

Zonning

Green Spaces

Heavy Traffic

IPTU

Corridors

Area of Influence of Public Schools (State)

Area of Influence of Public Schools (Municipal)

Area of Influence of Public Health Center

Area of Influence of Public Hospitals

Drainage

Sewer System

Water Distribution

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Table 7 Title and documentation of the vacant urban areas

Table 8 Vacant and low-density urban lots

Table 9 Stimated Population

Table 10 Housing Deficit Comparison

Table 11 Housing Projects in the City of Porto Velho

Table 12 Federal Housing Programs

Table 13 Quantitative Results of the Land Regularization Program of Porto Velho