A forma do morar Campinense: textura e densidade de áreas habitacionais em Campina Grande (PB).

Abstract

This course completion work consists of analyzes of the relationship between urban form and its socioeconomic characteristics at multiple scales, in the city of Campina Grande (PB). The morphological analysis used consisted of a spatial texture analysis approach, that is, the variation of pixel tones in remote sensing images, measured through lacunarity, a measure that complements the fractal dimension. The socioeconomic analysis was carried out through the spatialization of a habitability index, built by variables extracted from the Demographic Census of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) and which allows evaluating the conditions of income, education, longevity, sanitation and occupation in areas housing. After the spatialization and combination of these two measures in the urban fabric of the city, an urban density analysis was applied in four representative cells for four scenarios. In the work methodology, geoprocessing tools were used in the creation and combination of maps, as well as an automatic texture analysis algorithm. The relevance of this work lies in the use of alternative techniques as an aid to territorial readings that help zoning processes for master plans, and the respective recommendations for urban planning instruments. It was found that the methodology used helps in the planning and management of the city by contributing to the understanding of intra-urban diversity and its processes of segregation and fragmentation.