O uso desigual do território e as forças que movem o circuito inferior da economia urbana nas cidades de Maceió, União dos Palmares e Porto Calvo – AL

Abstract

In the recent period, internal and external forces have intensified modifications on the urban space through the unequal use of the territory, while the capabilities of adaptation and renewal of the lower circuit make possible new dynamics that end up generating relations of concentration and dispersion in cities. The present study aims to analyze elements and actions that move and reorganize the activities of the lower circuit of the urban economy in the cities of Maceió, União dos Palmares and Porto Calvo, based on the hypothesis that with the expansion of social inequality and the constant search for work alternatives over time, a significant increase in the activities of the lower circuit is created, resulting in the most varied dynamics involving the forces of adaptation and absorption of the agents of this subsystem. On the other hand, the regulatory actions of the state and municipalities can create bureaucratic barriers or even economic oscillations that allow for an effect of displacement of these economic branches. The present study is therefore justified for the understanding of movements that generally result from socioeconomic inequality and the regulations imposed on the territories, in this sense, there is a need to study cities of different sizes to reach an understanding of the patterns of organization of these activities considering the variations in the degrees of agglomeration and their specificities. The research has been carried out through a bibliographical survey, visits to the manifestation places of the economic activities characteristic of the sector, as well as by conducting open interviews with representatives and applying questionnaires to agents of the lower circuit in the referred municipalities.