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Abstract
Beyond the Amazonian cities, distinct spatial units arranged in networks compose an extended urban space, usually invisible to government agencies and public polities. This article empirically reveals this space by studying the localities’ characteristics and connections. In southwestern Pará, Brazil, 236 communities were sampled using field expeditions. Variables related to the locality organization, history, health and education services, urban infrastructure, and land use were explored in a fuzzy cluster analysis. Local production and consumption flows were considered in the locality network analysis. The fuzzy analysis allowed identifying a hierarchy of localities for which the geographical location influences the spatial distribution patterns of five groups. On the other hand, consumption and production networks identified different locality's articulations, with persistent dependence on cities. These results characterize extensive urbanization at the local level and highlights the participation of the local populations configuring the Amazonian territory.
The authors thank colleagues who participated in field works, and Maria Isabel S. Escada, Antonio Miguel V. Monteiro, Carolina Moutinho Duque de Pinho and Fernanda da Rocha Soares for collaboration and valuable discussions; National Institute of Space Research ‐ INPE; MSA Project ‐ BNDES (Process number: 1022114003005) ‐ Sub‐Project 5 ‐ Trajectories of Patterns and Processes in the Characterization of New Dynamics of Deforestation in the Amazon for infrastructure and financial support and National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (Process number: 300435/2018‐5).
The authors thank colleagues who participated in field works, and Maria Isabel S. Escada, Antonio Miguel V. Monteiro, Carolina Moutinho Duque de Pinho and Fernanda da Rocha Soares for collaboration and valuable discussions; National Institute of Space Research ‐ INPE; MSA Project ‐ BNDES (Process number: 1022114003005) ‐ Sub‐Project 5 ‐ Trajectories of Patterns and Processes in the Characterization of New Dynamics of Deforestation in the Amazon for infrastructure and financial support and National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (Process number: 300435/2018‐5).
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The authors thank colleagues who participated in field works, and Maria Isabel S. Escada, Antonio Miguel V. Monteiro, Carolina Moutinho Duque de Pinho and Fernanda da Rocha Soares for collaboration and valuable discussions; National Institute of Space Research ‐ INPE; MSA Project ‐ BNDES (Process number: 1022114003005) ‐ Sub‐Project 5 ‐ Trajectories of Patterns and Processes in the Characterization of New Dynamics of Deforestation in the Amazon for infrastructure and financial support and National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (Process number: 300435/2018‐5).
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Ana Paula Dal'asta
Ana Paula Dal'Asta, Collaborator, Divisão de Processamento de Imagens (DPI), Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE), Av. dos Astronautas 1758, São José dos Campos 12227‐010, Brazil; [[email protected]].
Silvana Amaral
Silvana Amaral, Researcher, Divisão de Processamento de Imagens (DPI), Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE), Av. dos Astronautas 1758, São José dos Campos 12227‐010, Brazil; [[email protected]].