Produção do espaço periférico: ações e transformações urbanas na cidade de Serrinha-BA, entre 2008 e 2024.

Abstract

This dissertation investigates the formation of peripheral areas as a phenomenon present in inland cities, based on the city of Serrinha, Bahia, between 2008 and 2024. The overall objective was to analyze the process of producing peripheral urban space in the city of Serrinha. The research was guided by the following guiding questions: How did the process of producing peripheral space in Serrinha unfold? Who were the main agents producing this space? What are the main characteristics that define this periphery? To carry out this analysis, the study defined the spatial framework concentrated in five neighborhoods: Conjunto H. Alvorada, Alto do Recreio, Treze, Santa, and Cidade Nova. The selection of these areas allowed us to examine socio-spatial inequality in its concrete form, revealing the different forms of occupation, appropriation, and spatial practices present in these locations. This study adopted a critical theoretical framework, grounded in the dialectical method. The procedures were based on qualitative research, using instruments such as bibliographic studies, field research with observations, interviews, photographic records, and the production of tables, graphs, and maps. The investigation demonstrated that Serrinha, inserted in the global economy, is subject to the capitalist logic of city production. In this mode of production, urban land is treated as a commodity, which generates and intensifies new forms of spatial segregation and imposes a new rhythm on local urban dynamics. The research concludes that, under this order, socio-spatial inequality prevails, characterizing and legitimizing the production of peripheral space in the city. Keywords: (re)production of urban space; periphery; spatial inequality; mode of production