THE ORIGINS AND EVOLUTION OF URBAN SPRAWL PROCESS IN THE VALE DO PARAÍBA FLUMINENSE (RIO DE JANEIRO-BRAZIL)

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36661/2448-1092.2015v12n21.11947

Keywords:

Urban sprawl, Urban expansion, Contemporary urbanization, Vale do Paraíba - Rio de Janeiro

Abstract

Nowadays the new urbanization and mobility forms are becoming more and more important in people’s lives. This paper exam the process of urban sprawl in the microregion of Vale do Paraíba fluminense (Rio de Janeiro-Brazil). The origins and evolution of this process are analyzed in the microregion. This dispersion process occurs with the formation of urbanized areas sprawled over a vast territory, with distinct but strongly linked urban cores that are separated by interstitial voids. After the privatization of Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN –National Steel Company) in 1993, the microregion started to be productively and spatially restructured, with the installation of new industrial plants – mainly in the automotive sector. The arrival of these factories attracted new trade and services industries, and also new residential uses, bringing new lifestyle choices for the population.

Author Biography

  • Júlio Cláudio da Gama Bentes, Universidade Federal Fluminense - UFF

    Pós-doutorando em Arquitetura e Urbanismo, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói/RJ, Brasil

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Published

06-01-2021

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 21 (2015): Urbanização difusa e cidade dispersa

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How to Cite

BENTES, Júlio Cláudio da Gama. THE ORIGINS AND EVOLUTION OF URBAN SPRAWL PROCESS IN THE VALE DO PARAÍBA FLUMINENSE (RIO DE JANEIRO-BRAZIL). Cidades, Brasil, v. 12, n. 21, 2021. DOI: 10.36661/2448-1092.2015v12n21.11947. Disponível em: https://periodicos.uffs.edu.br/index.php/cidades/article/view/11947. Acesso em: 11 mar. 2025.