The technological park of Sorocaba: governance and social-productiv dynamic of local

• Grant number: 12/20703-3
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: February 01, 2013
• End date: December 31, 2013
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Geography - Regional Geography
• Principal Investigator: Lucas Labigalini Fuini
• Grantee: Ivana Iyulka Hori
• Host Institution: Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Ourinhos. Ourinhos , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Located at approximately 90 km from the capital, São Paulo, Sorocaba is a major city with a population of more than 580,000 inhabitants (IBGE, 2010), and its urban area is distinguished by the concentration of industry and services, which guarantees a strong position urban network in São Paulo state and regionalization, since it constitutes an important economic center and commands a administrative region and government. Currently, Sorocaba meets in its industrial, important branches of production, such as metallurgy and precision mechanics, besides presenting a growth of the tertiary sector in recent years. This project will seek to understand the social dynamics, institutional and productive behind the recent economic growth of Sorocaba and establishing its technology as the following key concepts: productive restructuring, local development, high tech industry, external economies and governance territory.(AU)