Urban development in border areas: the case of Itaim Paulista

Abstract The densification policy of São Paulo City proposes an increase of built area in specific regions of the São Paulo City to connect jobs and housing. How this strategy works in the peripheral areas of the city? The policy of densification was defined by the Structuring Network of Urban Transformation (SNUT), proposed in the Municipal Law n. 16.050 / 2014 - Strategic Master Plan (SMP) and in the Municipal Law n. 16.402/2016, better known as the Zoning Law. The goal is to analyze the application of the policy in a peripheral neighborhood, considering the different dynamic in this area compared to downtown, where this type of policy has being applied for at least two decades. This article studies the case ofDom João Nery Road, in the Itaim Paulista neighborhood, east zone of São Paulo city.