Abstract

SILVA, André da. Urban mobility and social equity: possibilities from the recent public transport policies in the Metropolis of Rio de Janeiro. GOT [online]. 2016, n.10, pp.293-317. ISSN 2182-1267.  https://doi.org/10.17127/got/2016.10.014.

Mobility is an issue that has been rethought and discussed with more frequently in existing urban debates, being addressed as something beyond the mere reference to locomotion. In Brazil, this theme has been increasingly present in the debate on the future of the country and especially its cities, notably because of its effects on the urban environment, not only as an engineering technique, but also for its social function. The principle of equity then it is like a key in this discussion, being understood as an important current factor Weighting of the effectiveness of urban policy, forcing to rethink strategies and actions for a more sustainable city, making us question what can be done today to have a better city in the future. As empirical case approach is the recent policy of mobility and public transport in Rio de Janeiro, host of the 2016 Olympics.

Keywords : equity; mobility; transport; planning.

        · abstract in Portuguese     · text in Portuguese     · Portuguese ( pdf )