Instrumentos de planejamento urbano em campi universitários: Sistema de Informações Geográficas (SIG) como estratégia para a governança no planejamento físico-territorial na Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

Abstract

This thesis discusses and proposes the incorporation of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) into the physical-territorial planning of university campuses, as an instrument for the implementation of Public Governance principles. The research site is the main campus of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora, in Minas Gerais. The general objective of the work is to propose the incorporation of GIS into the physical-territorial planning of university campuses, in order to contribute to the implementation of Public Governance principles, constituting a strategy for the implementation of good governance practices. The specific objectives consist of (a) present a contextualization on the consolidation of the campuses of Brazilian federal universities as a process linked to urbanization, as well as on the internal planning of such arrangements as a process influenced by the concepts and methodologies of urban planning; (b) discuss the emergence of Public Governance as a new paradigm of planning and management for the public sphere and the applicability of its principles to physical-territorial issues within the university campus; (c) develop a GIS model for the main campus of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora, within the scope of the process of constructing the institution’s PhysicalTerritorial Master Plan, aiming to contribute to the implementation of good Governance practices; and (d) build a methodological framework for incorporating GIS into the physicalterritorial planning process of university campuses. The thesis seeks to answer the problem question: how to incorporate GIS into the physical-territorial planning of the university campus, especially in the process of constructing and implementing master plans, instrumentalizing Public Governance principles, in order to contribute to the implementation of good Governance practices? Methodologically, the research is characterized by its qualitative nature, applied purpose, exploratory level, deductive approach method and monographic procedural method. The study is outlined as bibliographical research, documentary research and action research, taking into account the researcher’s performance in the construction of the Physical-territorial Master Plan of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora, as an employee of this institution. This thesis suggests that the incorporation of Geographic Information Systems into the construction and implementation of Master Plans for university campuses constitutes a relevant strategy in the sense of supporting propositions and approaches with data and technical information, consistent with the local physical-territorial reality. Furthermore, it contributes to the publication of data and information, converging towards the Public Governance principles of transparency, participation, social control and accountability. As a final product of the thesis, a methodological framework is presented for incorporating Geographic Information Systems into the physical-territorial planning of university campuses.