SUSTAINABLE SOCIAL HOUSING THE RIO DE JANEIRO CASE STUDY

The urban development model used in the past has proved unsustainable. Due to this fact, cities such as Rio de Janeiro, with high population density, mainly regarding precarious settlements, need immediate practical actions to become more sustainable. The insufficiency of planning and investments contributed to the city occupying the 8th position of the most vulnerable cities in the world, triggering the primary motivation of this research study. Therefore, the leading research focused on exploring how sustainable social housing (SH) could contribute to Rio de Janeiro becoming more sustainable. Literature review, document analysis and semi-structured interviews were carried out to identify sustainable SH in Rio de Janeiro that can serve as a benchmark and listen to the opinion of engineers or architects regarding the importance of sustainable SH for the population and the city. Thus, in consonant with structural changes in thinking, production, and living, it was possible to identify the main contributions of sustainable SH to the city.