A inserção da pequena cidade na rede urbana: a cidade de Nazária-PI e a dependência de emprego, saúde, bens e serviços em relação à Teresina-PI

Abstract

The present research has as its theme "The insertion of the small town in the urban network: The city of Nazária-PI and the dependence on employment, health, goods and services in relation to Teresina-PI". The research is delimited in the area of Urban Geography focusing on the study of the small town. The problem that guides the research focuses on the discussion of the urban network and its relationship with the small town in order to understand how this relationship affects the dependence that the city of Nazária maintains with Teresina. Therefore, the present study aimed to: Identify the position of the city of Nazária-PI in the urban network; Check the causes of dependence on jobs, health, goods and services in the city of Nazária-PI in relation to Teresina-PI; Understand the consequences of this dependence and how it affects the development of the city of Nazária-PI. For this purpose, a bibliographic survey, field research and photographic records were carried out. 46 interviews were carried out with participants who moved to Teresina, 15 of whom were workers, 15 participants who seek health services, 15 participants who seek goods and services in Teresina and 1 representative of the government. From this perspective, the work of Corrêa (1994; 2010) and Rodrigues e Silva (2007), among others, was taken as a theoretical reference. The main result identified was that the economic fragility and poor infrastructure of the city of Nazária causes the population to move to Teresina in search of employment, health services, goods and services that the city of Nazária cannot offer