Direito à cidade, municipalização e urbanização: uma análise dos seus efeitos na área metropolitana de Maputo

Abstract

The right to the city is a revolutionary historical process that is directly linked to the urbanization process and the need to create dignified conditions for the survival of citizens within cities and, in the case of Mozambique, it is associated with the Municipalization process that has a political and administrative manifestation. As the right to the city is a fundamental right, it requires a positive provision from the State. Therefore, municipal entities in the Maputo Metropolitan Region (AMM) have a duty to allocate resources and provide minimum conditions to allow citizens to have the necessary dignity. This shows that the topic is very important, as it seeks to awaken the need not only for its duty as a public sector, but also for the need for there to be a commitment between public authorities and municipalities in the sustainable approach to urban issues. Valuing the legal and conjectural aspects, which could bring the sustainable urban dynamics, allow the enjoyment of the Right to the City, and dignify citizens. The urbanization process in the AMM occurred in a disorderly manner without complying legal framework. Negative impact are: Mismanagement of solid waste, overthrowing of vegetation, disorderly constructions, elimination spaces for leisure, informal allocation of land previously intended for housing for commercial areas, use of public roads and stop’s Bus for informal selling, mobility problems, which in a way jeopardize the dignity of the citizens of RMM