Transformações socioespaciais na cidade de Sumé/PB a partir da implantação do CDSA/UFCG.

Abstract

The small Brazilian cities have shown dynamism when they are instigated by different agents: the State, commerce, industry, civil society, etc. In this context, we have the implantation of universities campus in inland cities. Being the state, one of the first agents to promote the higher education by diverse cities cross the country, through public policies to promote the expansion of the institutions of higher education - IES. Among the highlights, it is introduced the Program for Restructuring and Expansion Plans of Federal Universities - REUNI, created in 2008. Therefore, the main objective of this work was to analyze socio-spatial transformations in Sumé / PB city, from the implantation of the Center for the Sustainable Development of the Semi-Arid - CDSA / UFCG. The method used was dialectical. The research is qualitative. The methodology used was a bibliographical review, photographic records and a semi-structured interview with students and teachers of CDSA and an employee of Sumé City Hall. As a result of the research, socio-spatial transformations were observed in the city in relation to: a relative increase in the population flow, in commerce and services. In the culture of the local population, by increasing the prospects of the young people of the region, to be able to attend a university closer to their home, thus generating an exchange of cultures of young people from different cities.