Implicações e nível de inserção das famílias afectadas pelo processo de gentrificação no Bairro Polana Caniço A, cidade de Maputo

Abstract

Gentrification in Mozambique is a recent phenomenon, beginning between the late 1990s and early 2000s, marked by the large-scale construction of luxury buildings and condominiums on the urban outskirts of Maputo. This construction of luxury buildings and condominiums on the urban peripheries forced low-income families to move to different, more peripheral areas of the city, with worse conditions compared to their place of origin. Therefore, the introduction of luxury homes in the Polana Caniço A neighborhood transformed the local socioeconomic structure, creating an urban elite and accentuating social segregation, revealing that, despite the physical transformations that occur in this environment, it also fuels gentrification, where low-income families were progressively excluded from the space, demonstrating a low level of integration into the new urban context. This reveals a systematic trend of reproducing spatial inequality, where the growth of elite areas reduces the opportunities for low-income families to remain in urban spaces.

Therefore, the objective of this project is to understand the implications and levels of inclusion of families affected by the gentrification process in the Polana Caniço A neighborhood, Maputo City. To achieve this objective, a qualitative methodological approach will be applied, employing data collection techniques, including a semi-structured interview guide and a snowball sampling interview guide.