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| Associação Brasileira de Planejamento Urbano e Regional | |
|---|---|
| Name | Associação Brasileira de Planejamento Urbano e Regional |
| Native name | Associação Brasileira de Planejamento Urbano e Regional |
| Formation | 19XX |
| Type | Professional association |
| Headquarters | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Region served | Brazil |
| Languages | Portuguese |
| Leader title | President |
Associação Brasileira de Planejamento Urbano e Regional is a Brazilian professional association dedicated to urban and regional planning, with roots in mid-20th century debates about spatial policy and metropolitan governance in São Paulo, Brasília and Rio de Janeiro. It historically engaged with Brazilian municipal administrations such as the Prefeitura de São Paulo and Secretaria de Planejamento do Distrito Federal, and has intersected with international institutions like the United Nations, the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank. The association links practitioners from universities such as the Universidade de São Paulo and Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro to technical agencies including Companhia Metropolitana de Habitação and Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística.
A associação emerged amid planning debates involving figures associated with modernist projects in Brasília, the Plano Piloto debates and the works of urbanists connected to the Museu de Arte de São Paulo and Centro de Pesquisa e Documentação de História Contemporânea do Brasil. Early activities intersected with policy initiatives from the Ministério das Cidades, the Superintendência do Desenvolvimento do Nordeste and commissions linked to the Câmara dos Deputados and Senado Federal. Over decades the body responded to crises such as informal settlements analyzed by researchers at Fundação Getulio Vargas and CEDEPLAR, while engaging with policy frameworks influenced by the Estatuto da Cidade, the Constituição Federal of 1988 and municipal master plans in Belo Horizonte and Porto Alegre.
Governance comprises an elected diretoria modeled on professional bodies like the Conselho Federal de Engenharia e Agronomia and associations similar to the Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil, with regional chapters mirroring structures in Rio Grande do Sul, Pernambuco and Minas Gerais. Administrative links exist with state secretarias such as Secretaria de Desenvolvimento Urbano de São Paulo and municipal departments like Secretaria Municipal de Habitação do Rio de Janeiro, and with academic departments at Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco and Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro. Committees coordinate themes related to transport networks studied by researchers at Empresa Brasileira de Infraestrutura Aeroportuária, housing programs akin to Minha Casa Minha Vida and environmental assessments paralleling work at Instituto Socioambiental.
The association’s mission aligns with urban policy agendas promoted by organizations such as the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, the Pan American Health Organization and the Organização dos Estados Americanos, advancing professional standards comparable to those of the Royal Town Planning Institute and American Planning Association. Activities include technical assistance to municipal councils like Câmara Municipal de São Paulo, advisory roles in metropolitan consórcios similar to Consórcio Intermunicipal do ABC and capacity building through courses linked to Fundação Getulio Vargas and Escola Nacional de Administração Pública. It also issues policy recommendations influencing instruments such as Plano Diretor municipal revisions in Salvador, Curitiba and Fortaleza and contributes to debates around transit projects like the Metrô de São Paulo and SuperVia.
The association publishes journals and boletins that platform research from scholars affiliated with Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais and Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada, and features case studies comparable to work published by Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and Routledge volumes on urbanism. Its bibliographic outputs include thematic reports on informal settlements studied by CEDEPLAR, demographic analyses using data from Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística and technical notes on land use referencing the Estatuto da Cidade and Lei Orgânica de Municípios. Collaborative research projects have been carried out with centers such as Observatório das Metrópoles, Centro de Estudos da Metrópole and Núcleo de Estudos Urbanos.
Annual and biennial congresses convene participants from municipal secretarias, state governos and federal ministries alongside international delegations from UN-Habitat, the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank, and they attract academics from Universidade de Lisboa, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and Columbia University. The association’s congresses present panels on transit-oriented development featuring casework on Metrô-DF, BRT systems in Curitiba and the Zona Leste revitalization initiatives in São Paulo, and host roundtables with representatives of Fundação Casa de Rui Barbosa and Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada.
Strategic partnerships include collaborations with federal agencies such as the Ministério do Desenvolvimento Regional, research institutes like Fundação Getulio Vargas and think tanks comparable to CEBRAP, as well as municipal institutions across Recife, Manaus and Porto Alegre. International linkages involve exchanges with the Royal Town Planning Institute, American Planning Association and academic partnerships with Universidad de Buenos Aires, University College London and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Project-level collaborations have interfaced with financing bodies such as the World Bank, Bank Interamericano de Desarrollo and private consultancies active in Latin America.
Through technical advisory roles, publications and convenings, the association influenced municipal Plano Diretor revisions in São Paulo, Porto Alegre and Belo Horizonte, contributed analytical work that informed housing policies related to Minha Casa Minha Vida and supported debates on mobility projects including CPTM expansions and VLT initiatives. Its expert testimony has been cited in municipal legislatures, state secretarias and federal consultations tied to the Ministério das Cidades and Câmara dos Deputados, while research networks linked to Observatório das Metrópoles and Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada have incorporated its findings into broader urban policy reforms.
Category:Professional associations based in Brazil