The process of territorialization of the capital and the genesis of the municipality Delmiro Gouveia/AL: da Vila Pedra for urban expansion / O processo de territorialização do capital e a gênese do município Delmiro Gouveia/AL: da Vila Pedra a expansão urbana

Abstract

The study of geographic space is related to the relation of man to nature and its modifications through technique, bringing notes of how the sertao transformed with the arrival of the industry modifying the way of life of the sertanejos. The objective of this work was to discuss how the capital was territorialized in the municipality Delmiro Gouveia / AL, from the social and economic agents - the founder of the municipality, the installation of industry in the backlands and the policy that governs the municipality. Important geographers such as Santos (2004) and Haesbaert (2012) contribute to this bibliographical interpretation. It brings an analysis of the modifications of the geographical space showing a space-time clipping and discussions of the territorial organization of the municipality from field work in comparison to the old photographs of spaces of the city affirming the materiality of this process. It is noteworthy that it is not possible to analyze a territory without addressing the geographic space. It emphasizes the territorialisation of capitals made explicit in landscapes as a central element of this discussion.

Keywords

• Territory
• Geography
• Urbanization