THE UNEQUAL USE OF TERRITORY AND THE FORCES THAT MOVE THE LOWER CIRCUIT OF THE URBAN ECONOMY IN THE CITIES OF MACEIÓ, UNIÃO DOS PALMARES AND PORTO CALVO - AL
Lower circuit, urban poverty, territory.
In the recent period, internal and external forces intensify changes in urban space through the unequal use of territory, while the adaptation and renewal capabilities of the lower circuit enable new dynamics that end up generating relations of concentration and dispersion in cities. The present study aims to analyze elements and actions that move and reorganize the activities of the lower circuit of the urban economy in the cities of Maceió, União dos Palmares and Porto Calvo, based on the hypothesis that with the expansion of social inequality and the constant search through work alternatives over time, a significant increase in the activities of the lower circuit is created, with the emergence of the most varied dynamics involving the forces of adaptation and absorption of the agents of this subsystem. On the other hand, regulatory actions by the state and municipalities can create bureaucratic barriers or even economic fluctuations that allow for a displacement effect in these economic branches. The present study is justified, therefore, to understand movements that generally result from socioeconomic inequality and regulations imposed on territories, in this sense, there is a need to study cities of different sizes to achieve an understanding of the organization patterns of these activities considering the variations in the degrees of agglomeration and their specificities. The research has been carried out through a bibliographical survey, visits to places where the economic activities characteristic of the sector occur, as well as through open interviews with representatives and the application of questionnaires to agents in the lower circuit in the aforementioned municipalities.