Dinâmica territorial de Sorriso : estudo sobre a segregação socioespacial

• Ano de defesa: 2015
• Autor(a) principal: Domingues, Ieda Terezinha
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso; Brasil; Instituto de Ciências Humanas e Sociais (ICHS); UFMT CUC - Cuiabá; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Geografia
• Palavras-chave em Português: Espaço urbano; Sorriso; Infraestrutura; Segregação; CNPQ::CIENCIAS HUMANAS::GEOGRAFIA; Urban space; Infrastructure; Segregation
• Link de acesso: http://ri.ufmt.br/handle/1/1246

The aim of the present work, is through the theories of scientific geography, understand the formation of Sorriso’s urban space and the reasons that contributed to its social-spatial segregation. Sorriso is a county town located in the north of the state of Mato Grosso. The town was created during the military regime, by a private colonization project in order to boost economic growth and implement the so-called "modern agriculture” in remote areas of Brazil. Within the procedures adopted for this study, there is bibliographic and documentary research and analysis of information based on the historical, political, social, cultural and economic of the town. Meanwhile, seven field works were performed in the area of study and in these opportunities were performed interviews, observations, analyses and records. Sorriso has a great economic dynamism led by agribusiness and its fast growth pace has raised e series of questions about its socio-spatial transformations. Hence, it makes the town a relevant object of study, especially for its role in both the spatial context (important centrality in regional urban network) and sectorally (large soy producer and one of the most important cities linked to Brazilian agribusiness). Therefore, the consequences of Sorriso’s fast development has raised many implications regarding its socio-spatial transformations and urban sustainability. Despite of being important hub to the region’s agribusiness and high revenue, Sorriso’s rapid growth has created similar urban problems found in other cities of Brazil with similar growth rates. Some peculiar forms and characteristics are observed in Sorriso’s accelerated process of economic growth, with many investments in infrastructure, its development does not reach all social groups, whereas investments in public infrastructure and sanitation by the government do not meet all urban spaces with the same priorities. For instance, the formation of its urban space follow the needs of the agribusiness. Due to good economic prospects, Sorriso demands people from many sectors and skills, agricultural producers, real state investors and qualified professionals upraise its social indicators, unfortunately it does not prevent the inequalities inherent in the process, as it also attracts the unskilled workers. These workers, great majority from Northeast of Brazil are often unemployed, underemployed end informally occupy vacant land or the suburban area. These neighbourhoods mostly lack security, transport and leisure services. Another problem affecting Sorriso is the plumbing and sewage treatment that is just under construction, as in previous administrations there was no concern to follow the town’s development with sewage disposal. Equally important, Sorriso’s health sector faces structural problems, as needs for more centres and professionals. In education, the current administration has been seeking improvements, attracting universities and other educational institutions. These are some public policies requiring urgency and cannot be neglected by the administration. It should be noted that the use of the urban space is becoming increasingly selective, with concentration of wealth, also generating poverty, feature of the production model adopted. Sorriso became prosperous economically which did not prevented social, economic and environmental problems and the generation of a segregated space. At last, to paraphrase Villaça (2001), it is concluded that segregation is a necessary process of social domination, economic and political through the space and impinge on Sorriso fertile ground for its manifestation.