A Região Metropolitana de Campina Grande: materialidade do espaço geográfico em oposição à institucionalização na perspectiva dinâmica de integração entre os municípios de Campina Grande - PB e Queimadas - PB.

Abstract

There are several ways of analyzing and understanding the transformations and dynamics that the cities, the metropolis is one of the singular and determining types in the formation of urban spaces, since they express a centralizing region of economic, social and political. The present work aimed to understand the role of the Municipality of Queimadas in the area of influence of Campina Grande. The design of the research approach was based on through a theoretical descriptive investigation. A survey was also used bibliographic. Throughout the work it is possible to verify that the Metropolitan Campina Grande exists from a legal point of view (institutionalization), but there is no materially from the point of view of Geography, being considered as a region Metropolitan of Campina Grande, from the above, can be considered as a region polarizing. In relation to the municipality of Queimadas, it is possible to infer that it is little degree of integration, perceptible by the absent or almost absence of conurbation (the Bairro of the Ligeiro), benefiting greatly from its proximity to Campina Grande, of the creation of the Light Industrial District, in which the companies received tax incentives and triggered the fiscal war between the two municipalities. It was also found that there are divergences between them, perceptible by the litigious process on the thermoelectric power plant Borborema Energética SA, causing the alteration of the municipal include the Serra da Borborema condominium at Queimadas. This, in turn, yielded part of the territory to the municipality of Campina Grande. Finally, it was verified the presence of a new enterprise responsible for urban expansion near Queimadas.