Direito à cidade e os desafios da mobilidade urbana na área metropolitana de Maputo

Abstract

Urban mobility is vital for realizing the Right to the City, as it directly affects access to work, education, health, and leisure. The Maputo Metropolitan Area faces significant challenges in this area due to rapid and unplanned urban growth, an inefficient public transport system, and inadequate road infrastructure. This monograph analyzes the legal framework on urban mobility in Maputo and its effectiveness in realizing the Right to the City. Specifically, the work aims to: i) examine the current laws and regulations on urban mobility, public transport, and road infrastructure; ii) identify legal gaps related to the right to urban mobility in Maputo; iii) propose recommendations for new regulations aimed at improving urban mobility and ensuring the Right to the City. The research uses a qualitative approach and employs bibliographic and documentary research methods, through which access to national and international doctrine and legislation on urban mobility was obtained. The research results indicate that mobility is a right enshrined in the Constitution of Mozambique, connected to other fundamental rights. In the Maputo Metropolitan Area, there are some normative instruments on urban mobility. However, they mainly focus on regulating automobile and passenger transport. Since urban mobility goes beyond transportation, it is necessary to conceive a comprehensive and cohesive urban mobility policy that includes the construction and requalification of infrastructure, road lighting, traffic education programs, and the dissemination of environmental information through seminars, lectures, and courses.