MUNICIPAL STRUCTURING PROJECTS WITH REGIONAL SCOPE: THE CASE OF THE GREEN LINE IN CURITIBA, PARANÁ

Abstract

After a period of “public enthusiasm” in the past century, marked by significant transitions in the urban structure of Curitiba, Paraná, there has been a kind of “innovative lethargy” in recent years, with an emphasis on government actions based on the review and expansion of older solutions. Considering this central issue, the research is justified by the relevance of studies on the development of a Major Urban Project (MUP), dating back to the late 1990s, with construction beginning in the early 21st century, aimed at transforming a federal highway into an urban avenue. The main objective of the article is to evaluate the landscape transformations associated with the real estate dynamics of the area covered by the Green Line Urban Consortium Operation (OUC-LV). To achieve this, the methodological procedures — structured as multi-method, exploratory in nature, with a qualitative and applied approach — are based on the analysis of qualitative aspects of the landscape in the most consolidated sector of the Green Line (South). In response to the research question regarding which sections of this metropolitan axis show the most significant landscape changes due to land use alterations, the main results indicate the transformation of certain land uses into others more compatible with the new conception of the operation. In addition to significant delays caused by interferences related both to the lack of financial feasibility of local works and to national economic downturns, it is concluded that there are interferences in the pace of real estate growth along the Green Line.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56238/edimpacto2025.084-015