Social Management and Urban Governance: The Case of Portal Amazônia, Belém – PA

Authors

  • Lorena Silva de Jesus Universidade da Amazônia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21118/apgs.v6i1.4532

Keywords:

Gestão Social, Governança Urbana, Portal da Amazônia

Abstract

Abstract: This paper examines the urban governance approach in the concern of management social in programs of urbanization. Particularly, examines thechallenges of urban governance in the social management of Project "Portal of the Amazon" in Belém of Pará. The research was based on study case methodand used participant observation and semi-structured interviews as form to data gathering. The participant observation took place during the final seminar ofPROMABEN and the semi-structured interviews were done with social actor engaged in the project. The study revealed that in spite of the project planningstates social management, the project results show that in practice social relations for carrying out the “Portal of the Amazon” needs a better use of the mainsocial management and governance characteristics: dialogue, transparency, deliberative democracy and citizenship. Thus, it is important to think ofparticipatory political institutions that stimulate and aggregate local knowledgeKey-Words: Social Management, Urban governance, Portal Amazonia

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Published

2013-10-15

How to Cite

de Jesus, L. S. (2013). Social Management and Urban Governance: The Case of Portal Amazônia, Belém – PA. Administração Pública E Gestão Social, 6(1), 27–34. https://doi.org/10.21118/apgs.v6i1.4532

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january-march 2014: 6(1) 1-55

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