Urbanization: eccentric growth, transformation and centralities of Taguatinga-DF
Taguatinga, urbanization, centrality, periphery
This work consists of a research on the processes of occupation and transformation of the territory of the Federal District, located in the Central-West region of Brazil. The focus is shifted from the main center, known as the Pilot Plan of Brasília, and concentrated on the Administrative Region of Taguatinga (RA III), founded in 1958, two years before the inauguration of the new capital. Initially created as a satellite city, situated on the west of the established greenbelt to protect the central area, Taguatinga developed as a secondary nucleus, both geographically and symbolically as the periphery. However, the research takes as a starting point evidence of the relevance of this administrative region in the configuration of the territory and the presence of significant attractive forces, presenting an alternative possibility of analysis, beyond the peripheral and neglected role of what is understood as Brasília. The purpose was to analyze the actions and processes that led to the formation and growth of Taguatinga within the western region of the Federal District, as well as its relationship with adjacent localities. It also sought to identify key elements of its materiality that could serve as a basis for understanding its current spatial configuration. To achieve this, a bibliographic review was conducted covering general themes related to the research, with a focus on the history of urbanization and planning in Taguatinga and the Federal District, presented throughout three chapters. This was complemented by the production of maps that demonstrate the occupation of the territory over time. Primary and secondary sources were consulted, such as projects, plans, and official records related to the city, as well as cadastral maps, documents provided by the Administration of the RA, and reports from Revista Brasília (a magazine linked between 1957 and 1960), in addition to photographs that aided in identifying the presence, absences, and transformations of space and its elements over the years. Among the main conclusions, it is highlighted that, although the Pilot Plan played the role of the mother city and configured the main centrality, over time, Taguatinga established itself as a second growth pole of the metropolis. From it, an extensive urban area was formed that now houses the majority of the population of the Federal District. Taguatinga also became a second centrality due to its spatial location and the historical process of growth in relation to the agglomerations around it, in addition to the concentration of commercial and service activities that attract the population from the entire region.