POLÍTICAS SOCIAIS HABITACIONAIS RURAIS NO SUL DE SANTA CATARINA

Abstract

The rural environment in Brazil has changed with the rural exodus, the indus- trialization and the urbanization that occurred in recent decades. At the begin- ning of this century this landscape became more heterogeneous, demanding specific policies to deal with new challenges. Based on this context, an inter- disciplinary research was conducted in order to analyze rural housing social policies at municipalities in southern Santa Catarina State (Brazil), chosen for the experience of implementing social policies with the support of the rural workers’ union. For this case study, a descriptive, exploratory and applied re- search was undertaken, with literature review, documentary survey and field research. For the data collection, we opted for the observation technique, in contact with local social agents and beneficiaries. The results were presented and discussed qualitatively. It is considered that housing issue had little atten- tion of the policy makers, since the dwelling was seen as an adjacency of the rural property. However, recent policies have altered this framework, including the region studied, where unions and other social entities contribute to the im- provement of this process and the management of social development.

Keywords

• public policies
• public housing policies
• rural housing national program
• rural development