SOUSA, K. P.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/1951383950081216; SOUSA, Klêdson Pinheiro de.
Abstract:
The growth of a city simply is not related to population growth, but also the socio-spatial dimension that the form-content urban takes on. The problem of research part of the question how is the growth happening, the motivations and who are the agents involved. The main objective of the research resume to understand what has led to the urban expansion of Cajazeiras - PB and how it has occurred and who are the main agents producers of this urban space. In this sense, for this research was delimited a period between 2009 and 2015 to analyze the urban expansion occurred in the city of Cajazeiras, it used satellite images, register photographic and information collected from producers agents of urban space. So, the methodological procedures were based on field research having as contribution the descriptive research. Before the study, we identified the biggest areas of urban growth areas of the city of Cajazeiras - PB that arose in a period of six years. From then on, it is concluded that the horizontal expansion of the city is linked mainly the facilities of home ownership through the subsidies offered by the government in home ownership.