ARAÚJO, L. M.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/0432944442267674; LIMA, Juliana Dantas de.
Resumo:
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.