Maceió das mulheres: percepções e reflexões urbanas a partir do urbanismo feminista

Abstract

This work aims to systematize and apply the methodology developed by the Spanish collective Col.lectiu Punt 6, to analyse urban daily life in the city of Maceió - Alagoas from a feminist perspective, with a focus on adapting and evaluating these tools to the local context. The research is based on the justification that traditional urban planning - androcentric, capitalist, racist and colonial - neglects the specific needs of women, especially black and peripheral women, making their everyday experiences and practices invisible. The central hypothesis is that the use of feminist methodological tools can reveal structural inequalities in the urban space and contribute to improving the quality of life of women and other vulnerable people. The theoretical-methodological approach is qualitative and intersectional, based on the principles of feminist urbanism, especially the practices and guides of Col.lectiu Punt 6, such as Mujeres Trabajando, Entornos Habitables and Nocturnas. The methodology included a literature review; systematization of the Spanish collective's instruments; collection, systematization and analysis of secondary data on Maceió; and an empirical application through a participatory workshop called “Maceió das Mulheres” (Women's Maceió). In this workshop, the women mapped perceptions about their urban experience, identifying elements that were favorable and unfavorable to their mobility, safety and quality of life. As a result, the work highlights the lack of basic infrastructure in neighborhoods with a high concentration of women responsible for households, insecurity in daily commuting and the devaluation of reproductive and care work. Participatory tools proved to be powerful in making silenced experiences visible and strengthening urban planning that is committed to the multiple spheres of life (productive, reproductive, community and self). The study concludes that there is an urgent need to incorporate a feminist perspective into urban planning, promoting public policies that recognize the right to the city as a right for everyone.