Aproximações e distanciamentos entre fragmentos intraurbanos: O “Altiplano Nobre” e a comunidade do Timbó, em João Pessoa - PB.

Abstract

This study investigates the connections and discontinuities between intra-urban fragments, focusing on the “noble Altiplano,” in the Altiplano Cabo Branco neighborhood, and the Timbó community, in the Bancários neighborhood, in João Pessoa, PB. Situated within the debate on the production and reproduction of urban space under capitalist logic, the research is grounded in the understanding that such processes intensify socio-spatial segregation, materializing inequalities and fragmentations within the urban fabric. Its objective was to understand the socio-spatial relations established in heterogeneous contexts, identifying (dis)articulations between the analyzed fragments and their respective neighborhoods, which are adjacent. To this end, the study adopts as its theoretical-methodological basis the Lefebvrian triad of the production of space, analyzing the dimensions of conceived, perceived, and lived space. In the analytical framework, within the scope of perceived space, the dérive method and the analysis of the image of the city were employed; in conceived space, normative instruments and aspects of urban morphology were examined; and in lived space, dynamics of appropriation and aspects of urbanity were analyzed. The results reveal that, although Altiplano has better infrastructure and urban facilities, it presents a lower intensity of uses and social interactions, which are important drivers of urbanity. In contrast, the Timbó community, despite its infrastructural deficiencies, exhibits a more active social dynamic among its residents. It is concluded that disparities in the treatment provided by public authorities and private agents reinforce the differentiation of these fragments in space, with the marginalization of peripheral areas to the benefit of high-value sectors, although both share common vulnerabilities, such as the experience of fear and the direct influence of external agents in the production of space.