Urban Mobility Plan of Campina Grande City: An Analysis in the Light of Sustainability

Abstract

The problems related to mobility in the cities affect directly the populations’ quality of life, the planning of the cities and consequently its development. It is from this understanding that the importance of discussing actions related to urban mobility is acknowledged and it is based in the principles of sustainability as a way to promote a better planning and urban management. On that perspective, the present study aims to analyze the Urban Mobility Plan of Campina Grande city (PlanMob – CG), in the light of the urban sustainability based on the dimensions, themes and indicators proposed by Martins and Cândido (2015). This study is qualified as a qualitative approach, characterized as exploratory and descriptive, conducted as a case study. The results showed that the aspects of sustainability of the city, in their majority, were not contemplated in the mobility plan of the city, showing the main weaknesses of the PlanMob - CG. It is important to highlight that this study is limited in analyzing only the mobility plan (PlanMob – CG), not checking its implementation since it was drawn up in 2015 and it is in initial process of implementation of the actions.