A construção do aeroporto Senador Petrônio Portella e sua influência na produção e organização do espaço ao longo da Avenida Centenário em Teresina - PI

Abstract

The construction of the Senador Petrônio Portella airport is a milestone for the state of Piauí. Initially, the city was just an airfield. Now, the airport is the main gateway to the state, mainly serving the greater Teresina area. As a result, nearby avenues have benefited from its construction. Avenida Centenário has undergone major infrastructure changes as a result of the airport. The aim of this study is to understand how the construction of the Senador Petrônio Portella airport may have directly or indirectly affected the production and transformation of space along Avenida Centenário. In addition, the study seeks to learn about the history of the airport, identify the impacts of the airport's presence on urban development on the avenue and on the economy, highlighting changes in the infrastructure and spatial dynamics of the street. Finally, it examines the production, transformation and organization of space along Avenida Centenario. For this reason, bibliographical (Corrêa 1995 and 2003, Carlos 2011, Harvey 2002 and 2014, Lefebvre 2006, Moraes 2005, Santos 1985, 1991, 1993 and 1996, Saquet 2005) and documentary analyses were carried out. After this, a study was carried out on the history of the airport to obtain information on how it was built and the decision to install the airport in this area of the city. An exploratory survey was also carried out in which data was obtained by applying forms to 40 residents and 47 business people in order to understand, from their point of view, how Avenida Centenario has changed since the airport was built and whether it has an influence on the region. The results point to the airport's interference in the transformation of the area. Since its arrival, there has been an increase in trade in the region. It is also observed how companies have organized themselves following a logic based on the presence of the airport. However, some residents disagree that the airfield has influenced the changes that have taken place, but they don't disagree that its presence is important.