The use of the Brazilian territory: density and fluidity of circulation vias and the front movement in modern agriculture of central region

• Grant number: 05/01138-0
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: March 01, 2006
• End date: February 29, 2008
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Geography - Human Geography
• Principal Investigator: Samira Peduti Kahil
• Grantee: Samira Peduti Kahil
• Host Institution: Instituto de Geociências e Ciências Exatas (IGCE). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Rio Claro. Rio Claro , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The essential part of this research and study will be the analysis of the current front of the modern agriculture in the central Brazil, based in the analysis of the comunication and transportation infrastructure network that compose the brazilian exportation vias. Our goal will be to map the constituion of this large human built systems and will examine it's role in the region's and nation wide organization. We will question if the density increase of this modern transportation and comunication network will garantee a profitful integration. To whom this dense system serves? The question is: the technological inovations that take place in this region turn it more vulnerable to the hegemony of the large corporations and/or help in horizontal exchanges and socialization? (AU)