Estudo da expansão horizontal da cidade de Maputo: o caso do bairro de Laulane

Abstract

In developing countries, and particularly in Mozambique, recent years have witnessed a rapid growth of cities. Among the factors that contribute to this growth are the lack of minimum living conditions in rural areas, the high fertility rates observed in these areas and the civil war that, in these areas, had a significant impact. mentioned above, in recent times, particularly in the city of Maputo, there has been a new phenomenon of growth that consists of the population leaving the heart of the city for the outskirts. In fact, what is currently observed in the city of Maputo is the emergence, in the outskirts, of an increasing number of constructions made of definitive and modern material, contrary to those that surrounded the cement area. The study presented below seeks to analyze this phenomenon in one of the neighborhoods of the city of Maputo (Laulane). The occurrence of this phenomenon is more evident in the Laulane district, not only because it reveals a greater dynamic in the construction of permanent materials, but also because of the characteristics and style of the residences. The structure of the work is composed of seven chapters: the first presents the objectives of the work and the presuppositions by which the investigation is guided. The second chapter is reserved for methodological aspects. In the third chapter, the theoretical framework of the theme is done. The fourth chapter deals with the location and physical-geographic and socio-economic characterization of the study area.