The periurban expansion and the development of agricultural pluriativity in the rural neighborhoods of Poste and Caxambú in the municipality of Jundiaí – SP

• Grant number: 17/04300-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: July 01, 2017
• End date: June 30, 2019
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Geography - Human Geography
• Principal Investigator: Rosangela Aparecida de Medeiros Hespanhol
• Grantee: Tamires Regina Rocha Vinhaes
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia (FCT). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Presidente Prudente. Presidente Prudente , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The research aims to analyze the process of formation and development of spaces periurban and the social and economic reproduction strategies of rural producers in the Municipality of Jundiaí (SP), considering the agricultural and non-agricultural activities carried out by members of the family. It was taken as empirical reference the Districts of the Post and Caxambú, taking into account a historical perspective of the municipality, for a better analysis on the formation, Occupations and the practices developed in these peri-urban spaces in a context of urbanization. In this context, it stands out, in the contemporary period, that families adopt different strategies, not only focused on agricultural activities, but also, in activities as a form of acquisition of complementary income. Therefore, which is a heterogeneous rural environment, with strong interaction with urban space. (AU)