Neighborhood Impact Assessment an urban sustainability instrument

The Neighborhood Impact Assessment (NIA) [1]is an important instrument of the Brazilian Urban Policy enacted in City Statute, Federal Law 10.257/2001. Considered by national academic literature as a relevant for local urban environmental management. However, Brazil, understanding that and are part same context is not yet reality within public administration sectors, with deep disconnection management governance between departments. objective this work was to analyze application NIA medium-sized cities state São Paulo evaluate its contribution these cities. We also intend integration other sectors such environment, mobility, social housing, etc. As methodology, we used Process Components, verifying absence or presence laws four (04) Paulo. interviewed civil servants from supplementing information absent official documents. results reveal most municipalities do have specific law regulates NIA, Master Plans, Land Use Occupation regulate instrument. Civil emphasize weaknesses strengths instruments. potentialities instrument, they observed participation, increased control environmentally sensitive areas, greater urban-environmental compensation mechanisms, so on. Weaknesses signalize were: conflicts involving land subdivision, interference real estate market use occupation land, changes Plans city councilman aiming meet interests private financial capital. cities, which Case Studies, effectively incorporated elements climate change their governance. Issues related expansion slums, protected areas poor populations still urgent priorities well many Latin American improvement advancement articulation must require thinking about better scientific methodological governmental improvements.
 
 [1] authors often terminology English “Neighborhood Study”. chose Assessment” according (Abiko & Barreiros, 2014) facilitate international audience, it has similarities Assessment. known “Estudo de Impacto Vizinhança”.