GENESIS OF URBAN GEOGRAPHY IN BRAZIL: THE CONTRIBUTION OF RESEARCH GROUPS OF BAHIA

a contribuição de grupos de pesquisa da Bahia

Authors

  • Maria Auxiliadora da Silva Universidade Federal da Bahia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9771/1984-5537geo.v5i2.3790

Keywords:

Milton Santos, Geography, Bahia’s Geography history

Abstract

This text presents a panorama of development of the geographic researches in Bahia till the present days, focuses on the Milton Santos’s influence in this process. Highlights the importance of creation of the Geomorphology and Regional Studies Laboratory at the University of Bahia which was responsible for the formation of a generation of researchers, promoting the theoretical and methodological renovation of the Geographic studies, with the participation of many invited professors from Brazil and abroad. Focuses more on the creation of Postgraduate Geography courses what became an immense incentive for research. Lists and comments the main subjects and works produced, highlighting the Regional Geography and Urban Geography, which focalize on the Bahia Dryland, the Semiarid, the “Recôncavo”, the city of Salvador and its neighborhoods, environment, cultural life and new centralities.

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Author Biography

Maria Auxiliadora da Silva, Universidade Federal da Bahia

Professora Associada da Universidade Federal da Bahia.

Published

2010-01-22

How to Cite

Silva, M. A. da. (2010). GENESIS OF URBAN GEOGRAPHY IN BRAZIL: THE CONTRIBUTION OF RESEARCH GROUPS OF BAHIA: a contribuição de grupos de pesquisa da Bahia. GeoTextos, 5(2). https://doi.org/10.9771/1984-5537geo.v5i2.3790

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Section

Memória