Análise da segregação socioespacial a partir da teoria da sintaxe espacial: um estudo sobre a cidade de São Carlos -SP

Abstract

The study deals with the syntactic study of socio-spatial segregation in São Carlos, a medium-sized Brazilian city located in the midwest of the state of São Paulo, which in recent decades has shown a population growth associated with the expansion of industrial dynamics as an important part of the locational redistribution of the activity Industry in the country. This article aims to identify the logic of the production of the existing urban space in São Carlos and, what are the characteristics present, in the current dynamics of industrial expansion. The methodology used to carry out the present research is based on: Theoretical reading; Data collection and systematization of information and Territorial analysis from the results obtained by Spatial Syntax. From the results found, one can perceive the existence of socio-spatial segregation in the city, analyzed from a configurational point of view, and that this segregation tends to occur due to the influence of industrial economic activity.