A transformação social do espaço urbano e a criminalidade na cidade de Maputo

Abstract

This thesis addresses the issue of social transformation of space and crime in Maputo City, taking as a space for analysis the neighborhoods of Magoanine “C” and Chamanculo “C”. The social transformation of space comprises the set of social changes that occur in the urban or rural environment, characterized by human interactions, whether inside or outside the family. For the preparation of the thesis, the concomitant mixed approach was used, that is, the combination of qualitative approaches (administration of interviews with key informants and document analysis) and quantitative (administration of surveys to heads of households). The social transformation of the space in the districts of Magoanine “C” and Chamanculo “C” is the continuation of the changes that occur in Maputo City, characterized by a weak implementation of spatial planning instruments, due to the social inequalities that occur there, by disruption and disruption of social cohesion within families and between neighbors. These changes have contributed to the erosion of the residents' moral values, which are manifested by the lack appreciation of the “Other”. The sociability project erected in the beginning of national independence has been depleted, characterized by a greater concern with community life and well-being. This project has been replaced by a field of possibilities in which the family and neighborhood have little dialogue with each other, valuing impersonality, inscribed in the context of privacy. Family economic relationships take place in an environment of “bumps” and “unwinding life”. After these transformations, crime became news of the day and passively accepted by the community. Every day, residents complain of crimes of (i) theft of mobile phones, purses, and wallets, using physical aggression and blunt instruments, (ii) theft and theft of property (cars, computers, appliances), (iii) murders, (iv) rape and (v) domestic violence. Therefore, crime in these neighborhoods results in part from weak family and community surveillance.