The municipalization of housing policy: when small becomes big

• Autor(a) principal: Medeiros, Sara Raquel Fernandes Queiroz de
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Freitas, Mariana Fernandes, Duarte, Flávia, Barbosa, Jane Roberta de Assis
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Informe Gepec (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://e-revista.unioeste.br/index.php/gepec/article/view/31188
• topic: Municipalização; Política de habitação; Semiárido Potiguar; Capacidades.; Cities; Capacities; Housing policy; Potiguar Region; capacidades estatales; Politicas de viviendas; Region Potiguar; Municipalización

This article discusses the municipalization of social housing policy in the state of Rio Grande do Norte (RN), more specifically analyzing the administrative conditions presented by the municipalities of the state that make up the Semiárido region to manage and implement strategies aimed at the housing sector. It considers the municipal administrative structure set up for the housing sector, the alternative forms of housing provision, as well as the financial capacity of the municipalities analyzed. The research involved a survey of data and information in the MUNIC database, SICONFI and in the Meu Município platform. This article made it possible to expand a critical approach to housing policy in RN, anchored in the systematic survey of housing policy in Rio Grande do Norte on an analytical scale that has not been explored: the Brazilian semi-arid region, considering its particularities and weaknesses, which are fundamental for the design and implementation of the policy housing. The analysis of the housing policy in the Potiguar semi-arid region showed that there is a considerable effort by local authorities to respond to the institutionalization of the policy, however, the lack of financial capacity and the lack of accumulated experience makes it difficult to create strategic actions of participation, planning and implementation of housing actions.