An analysis methodology application of in urban voids: Study of Campinas city

Abstract

This work sought to discuss the different conceptions and classifications that exist about vacant land. Based on a study of Campinas-SP, the objective was to explore a form of analysis of vacant land comprising their different characteristics, considering their possible and existing databases and their relation with the regulations, the Municipal Master Plans of 2006 and 2018. Using bibliographical research, a methodology for analising vacant land applicable to Campinas and other cities was structured and, through field research, its applicability in the case study was verified, crossing the information generated with the history of the city’s growth and planning. With the combination of data originated by the analysis, it was pointed out the predominance of a specific type of vacant land: empty plot of private property in peripheral regions. This data reinforces the understanding of the logic within the city’s development, as it marks the presence of speculative retention related to peripheral
expansion explicit as predominant, supported by the municipal administration through the constant and extensive expansion of the urban perimeter and non-application of urbanistic instruments to enforce the social function of property.