HORIZONS FOR URBAN PLANNING FROM THE GENDER PERSPECTIVE - THE CASE OF BELO HORIZONTE
Urban planning, production of space; women; gender; Belo Horizonte
This dissertation proposes to reflect on the production/reproduction of urban space with emphasis on the relationship between urban planning and the place that has historically been imposed on women in the debate about the city. We seek to assess the limits and possibilities of an inclusive urban planning from the incorporation of the women's perspective. The objective is to verify whether gender issues were incorporated into urban planning instruments in the city of Belo Horizonte (MG) based on the World Charter for the Right to the City (2006); and also to understand who actually demanded this insertion. We work with the hypothesis that the gender theme in Belo Horizonte has been incorporated by financial institutions, such as the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (BIRD), which have demanded that municipalities participate in discussions about the role of women in development policies. Based on this study on institutional urban planning, we seek to recognize limits, advances and possibilities for a more comprehensive planning that addresses the demands of all.