The modern spatial matrix: on the areal differentiation to Complexity Theory: the case of the expanding of the international airport Viracopos/Campinas-SP.

• Grant number: 10/16105-8
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• Start date: June 01, 2011
• End date: May 31, 2013
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Geography - Human Geography
• Principal Investigator: Antonio Carlos Vitte
• Grantee: Rodrigo Dutra Gomes
• Host Institution: Instituto de Geociências (IG). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The modern spatial matrix formulated about universal principles is currently, under the influence of the context of the Complexity, in a situation of threshold, search new dawns. The Geography has already suffered the influence of this important context, recognition, from this relationship, the possibility of creating a New Earth System Cognition-World, on the reformulation of the project of society, knowledge and humanity (DUTRA GOMES, 2010, 258p.). Aspects such as the space as a process, the end of the monism, fluidity of dichotomies such as Space and Place, the fundamental character of historical-geographical particularities of the geographic phenomena, the dialogue between the knowledge, the inclusion of uncertainty, creativity, autonomy in the models in a context of reformulation of the project of humanity, now by spatial reference etc, are some of the most prominent understandings coming of the Complexity. The areal differentiation was recognized as very relevant to the incorporation of the Complexity in geography, especially in the theory-model relation, making relevant the deepening of the relationship to mediate the embodiments for the expansion of the models and practical interventions. From readings on complex modeling and geographic, the Geosystem conceptual model will be the catalyst in the theory-model relation. In the empirical-model relation, as example, we have empirical dada the conflicts arising from the expansion of the international airport Viracopos/Campinas-SP, having as an objectives produce a model-type for the area. In this context of transformations of science and design of humanity projet, is the moment to arise new 'voices' and epistemologies, and this being one of the senses 'implicit' this research, towards the a new sense of geographic knowledge.