Spatial production of commerce and services in the urban peripheries: a case study in Salvador
This article discusses the spatial production of both com m erce and services in the urban periphery, based on studies conducted in Salvador, Bahia. The form ation of "centralities" (concentration of both com m erce and services in sp ecific areas) and the profile of the consum ers are the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Spanish |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2000-12-01
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| Series: | GEOUSP: Espaço e Tempo |
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| Online Access: | http://www.revistas.usp.br/geousp/article/view/123481 |
| Summary: | This article discusses the spatial production of both com m erce and services in the urban periphery, based on studies conducted in Salvador, Bahia. The form ation of "centralities" (concentration of both com m erce and services in sp ecific areas) and the profile of the consum ers are the main focus of the research. O ther issues discussed are the accesability of urban nuclei and their hierarchization. Milton San to s's theory a ru t two "circu its" of the urban econom y is an im portant reference of this work, which also seeks to introduce new concepts that are related to the form ation of "centralities" of com m erce and services in the urban periphery such as "consolid ated nuclei" versus "unstable nuclei" and "artificial space" versus "space of soldified relations |
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| ISSN: | 1414-7416 2179-0892 |