Expansão urbana da cidade de Triunfo-PB.

Abstract

This present work has as objective, the analyze urban sprawl of the city of Triunfo-PB, highlighting the elements that contributed to this process. First, we present a theoretical process of urbanization in Brazil, Paraiba and small towns by means of literature. Then, it presents a discussion of the concepts of city, urban space and geographic space. Finally, we made a brief characterization of the physical aspects of the city, and later we show the key elements that led to urban sprawl in Triunfo - PB, as well as an analysis of their intra-urban space. Also, we discuss the changes and continuities in the city and final thoughts. To analyze this problem, we use the following methodology: literature, quantitative data, collected by the IBGE, open and closed questionnaires and interviews with the local population, as well as current and old photographs of the city.