O crescimento urbano na cidade de Caxias do Sul nos anos de 1972 a 1988: uma contribuição ao ensino da história local

Abstract

This thesis aims at analysing the contraditions of the third stage of urban growth in the city of Caxias do Sul, considering as temporal cut the years from 1972 to 1988, period when it is validity the Law number 1925, which regulates the allotments creations. This law, which initially should organize a standart for city urbanization, ended up encouraging the proliferation of unlawful allotments, and at that moment, this kind of allotments had created in great number, to the point that in 1985 256 unlawful allotments were cataloged. Moreover, there was an inefficient housing policy for people of low-income, by both: the city, the state and the federal government. This period is rich in contraditions, being politically symbolized by military repression regime, economically by the development of metal-mechanic industries, and socially by the deterioration of the standart of living of the working class and a large rural exodus. For this search was used the supporting material avaliable in libraries, historical archives and public and private institutions archives, including a detailed bibliographic rewiew and also the consultation on laws, maps, government surveys and interviews. The history of this period is rich in contradictions and needs to be explored for been undertood the great differences that there is today in the city, in urban, social and even cultural aspects. Nowadays, a considerable part of public schools are in these illegal allotments and their students do not see themselves represented by the official history of the city. This work is Just a first step in encouraging researches this history, wich was not told, but that is urgent to be written.