Espacialidades em esvaziamento demográfico da mesorregião noroeste Paranaense e a oferta de serviços públicos

Abstract

The municipalities currently dealing with the challenge of providing public services. It is known that in recent decades the accessibility of basic services has been expanded, reaching the majority of States, however, is still evident precariousness of some public systems, which prevent the improvement of local life. In addition, some towns still face the reality of demographic losses, which imply the reduction or termination of services over the years. So, for the right to the city, expressed by the Federal Constitution, in fact allows access to all citizens, it is necessary that different socioeconomic and political changes occur that go beyond the legislative principles. In this context, sought with this research contribute to the analysis of small towns belonging to the Northwest Paranaense, with regard to population dynamics and especially the demographic loss phenomenon of some spatiality. Coupled to this theme were contextualized public services offered in two municipalities in this middle region (Tuneiras do Oeste and Mariluz) in order to evaluate the accessibility of the same through the assessments carried out by residents and government representatives. The theoretical framework included discussions of two basic concepts: the small towns to the relevant analysis to the right to the city and urban policies developed by the City Statute; and municipal level for understanding the relevant powers to the municipalities, based on the political and administrative decentralization, and the legal and institutional vision, based on the Federal Constitution. Finally, the experiences of intermunicipal cooperation were presented by means of public consortia, as alternatives to municipal management in meeting the public service demands