Open AccessUrbanização, dispersão das cidades e aglomeração urbana: um olhar sobre as cidades médias
Author(s) -
Cleverson Alexsander Reolon,
Vitor Koiti Miyazaki
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
terr@ plural
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1982-095X
pISSN - 1981-6537
DOI - 10.5212/terraplural.v.13i3.0006
Subject(s) - urban agglomeration , geography , plural , urban sprawl , regional science , economic geography , humanities , cartography , land use , civil engineering , engineering , philosophy , linguistics
This study focuses on the analysis of the configuration of urban agglomerations polarized by middle-sized cities, searching to understand if this configuration occurs due to the regional role played by these cities. From the empirical point of view, the spatial interactions established between the researched cities are referenced DOI: 10.5212/TerraPlural.v.13i3.0006 56Terr@Plural, Ponta Grossa, v.13, n.3, p. 55-72, set./dez. 2019.Cleverson AlexsAnder reolon; vitor Koiti MiyAzAKiby the commuting displacements. The spatial interactions established among three middle-sized cities and their respective regional environments are analyzed: Itajaí, Londrina and São José do Rio Preto. The intent of this discussion is to contribute to the problematization of the discussion that deals with territorial and spatial continuity, from the perspective of the urban sprawl and the agglomeration process.