Rede de transportes, acessibilidade e desenvolvimento regional: uma análise das relações rede – território no Estado da Bahia

Abstract

This work seeks to develop an analysis of the impacts caused by accessibility conditions arising from the performance of the road transportation network for passengers and cargo in the State of Bahia (Brazil), identifying its interconnection with regional development in Bahia. The importance of transport as an inducer of regional development and the use of indicators to support Territorial Management are highlighted. The territorial performance of the transport network is evaluated using network indices, which are compared with territorial indices, with the development of prospective scenarios. This work discusses the importance of transport as an inducer of regional development, network-territory relations and accessibility indicators to support logistics and transport plans, as well as the government decision-making process based on the scenarios presented. The role of the aforementioned technical network in spatial organization and regional development highlights its participation in regional inequalities, such as macrocephaly in the Metropolitan Region of Salvador compared to the rest of the State of Bahia. At the end of the analysis of the bahian situation, it is concluded that, based on the identification of the best located municipalities, their economic regions, as well as their vocations and productive potential, it is possible to guide public policy interventions in the network (roads and railways) or in the territory to allocate productive activities, whether technological (universities and research centers), industrial (specialized industries following regional potential) or strategic logical warehouses.