Dinâmica socioespacial: novas tendências na periferia geográfica da cidade de São Carlos, São Paulo, Brasil

Abstract

This article aims to show the paradigm change center-periphery through an analysis of the current dynamics that occurred in the geographical periphery of Sao Carlos, Brazil midsize city. This work is part of a larger research that seeks to understand the current process of appropriation of the urban space of the medium-sized cities in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. With geo-referenced statistical data, it is used as analysis variables household income, population density and housing typology, highlighting especially two movements - the deployment of housing of social interest, for the low-income population, the deployment and of housing developments with access control, to the population of medium-high and high rents. As a result of the research, new forms of socio-spatial segregation were identified.