O estudo de impacto de vizinhança à luz do Estatuto da Cidade e das normas de direito urbanístico

Abstract

In 2001, the Federal Law no 10.257 was issued under the name The Statute of the City. Among different instruments of the urban politics, such Law contemplated the institute of the Prior Neighborhood Impact Study ( EIV ), as assumption for the approval of ventures or activities, whether public or private, the effects of which could affect population s life quality in urban areas. Said laws assigned the Municipalities the task to determine which ventures or activities should be subject to the EIV, and promptly set forth the minimum contents for the Study, as well as the obligation to give publicity to the results obtained. The main purpose of this work consists of the analysis of the Neighborhood Impact Study in the Light of the Statute of the City and the Urban Law Rules, addressing aspects connected with its utility and effectiveness to the society, and for people s wish to live in sustainable cities. For achieving such objective, the EIV is examined with respect to different legal principles, and also under the Urban Law rules, culminating in our conclusions on the EIV, highlighting both the positive elements of such institute and the aspects that should deserve greater attention by the laws from now on