Contribuições para o estudo das desigualdades socioespaciais na cidade de Ituiutaba-MG

Abstract

Talking about socio-spatial inequalities is essential not only to understand how social classes are distributed in urban spaces but also to comprehend how certain groups have more access to services and urban infrastructure than others. Based on this idea, we aim to contribute to the study of socio-spatial inequalities in Ituiutaba, given the city's significant differences in access to infrastructure and public services among residents in different neighborhoods of the urban area. To achieve this, we explored data from the Demographic Census of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) for the year 2010. Given the data's lag, we conducted supplementary surveys, such as fieldwork for observation and photographic records, as well as research to contextualize the housing developments of the PMCMV (socioeconomic criteria for housing access) and private subdivisions (through real estate advertisements). This approach allowed us to analyze how these inequalities are configured in the city of Ituiutaba, both through socioeconomic variables concerning the 2010 scenario and through a characterization of neighborhoods implemented subsequently.