SEGREGATION OR FRAGMENTATION SOCIOSPATIAL? NEW STRUCTURING STANDARDS OF LATIN AMERICAN METROPOLISES

Authors

  • Elizete de Oliveira Santos Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9771/1984-5537geo.v9i1.6767

Keywords:

Metropolis, Spatial segregation, Fragmentation, Fortaleza

Abstract

This paper discusses important theoretical mediations in understanding the new structuring standards of Latin American metropolises, focusing on the analytical potential of two concepts in Urban Geography: sociospatial segregation and urban fragmentation. The reflections are based on literature review and empirical analysis of a metropolis in particular (Fortaleza-CE), which presents significant changes in their spatial structure. We conclude that the actual process that commands the structuring of Latin American metropolises is crossed by segregation (superposing and mixing fractal and center-periphery standards) and the spatial fragmentation (in the physical-material, socio-political spatial and functional dimensions).

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Author Biography

Elizete de Oliveira Santos, Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)

Geógrafa pela Universidade Estadual do Ceará (UECE) e doutoranda em Geografia da Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)

 

Published

2013-07-13

How to Cite

Santos, E. de O. (2013). SEGREGATION OR FRAGMENTATION SOCIOSPATIAL? NEW STRUCTURING STANDARDS OF LATIN AMERICAN METROPOLISES. GeoTextos, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.9771/1984-5537geo.v9i1.6767

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