ABSTRACT
This paper addresses the different facets of the crisis that take place in the Urban space. The discussing of this article, considering the dynamics that leads the geographical area, focus its attention on urban crisis and puts its eyes on Haiti case. Evaluating the repercussions of the crisis that interwoven themselves (political crisis, armed struggle, external intervention, sudden natural disasters - earthquakes and hurricanes) in the Urban space of Port Prince, its capital. In order to produce this paper the research was conducted in two ways: consulted the bibliographical resources on Haiti and on the theme on focus itself; and it was done direct interviews with militaries that took part, representing Brazilian Army, in the United Nations Mission in Haiti. This article analyses the relation between documental production of the space and its occupation and social use, bringing elements to understand the deep fragmentation that exist in the city, which generates a internal dynamics completely dichotomous between the small elite and the huge population that lives in places of exception. More than present a myriad of information and data about the very poor Antillean country, this paper, considering a concrete reality, suggests some nuances of interpretations based on the analysis of the territorial configuration, and, thus, encourages discussions that, beyond the local perspective, try to find out a reflect in many other places in the world.
Key words:
Crisis; Urban Space; Haiti; Port Prince; MINUSTAH