VIOLÊNCIA URBANA EM GOIÂNIA: MÚLTIPLAS FACES DO PROBLEMA.

Abstract

This dissertation approaches the question of urban violence and its concern with the economic development. It discusses the homicidal violence in Brazil, the causes and consequences to the residents of the urban zone. It also analyzes the increase of homicidal violence in metropolitan area of Salvador and Goiânia, and focuses on the reduction of this criminal act in São Paulo. In order to exemplify the impacts of violence, it narrates the case of two neighborhoods in Goiânia (Jardim Novo Mundo and Setor Pedro Ludovico), which appear on the list of the most violent areas in the capital, describing the sensation of fear and insecurity lived by population in these neighborhoods. Sharing the ideas of Teresa Pires, Dalva Borges e Arlete Moyses, among others, this work intends to contribute with the scientific knowledge about urban questions, as well as, verify the impacts that the urban violence brings to the economic development of cities.