Dinâmica socioespacial da região geográfica imediata de Três Pontas - Boa Esperança no sul de Minas Gerais

Abstract

The present study aims to analyze the socio-spatial transformations of the Immediate Geographic Region of Três Pontas - Boa Esperança, part of the Intermediate Geographic Region of Varginha in the South of Minas Gerais, made up of five municipalities, based on the new Regional Division, prepared by IBGE in 2017. Regarding the time frame, we sought to analyze the socio-spatial transformations of the region from the 1990s onwards, a time when Brazil was going through major changes mainly with the new Constitution of 1988. As for the justification, regional studies and in this case on the Immediate Geographic Region of Três Pontas-Boa Esperança is necessary mainly for public administrative planning purposes, offering elements for understanding territorial dynamics; with data that are useful for local public policies, that is, supporting public authorities, in the spheres of Executive and Municipal Legislative power, with current information and analysis. In this sense, it will be possible to observe the transformations that have occurred in both rural and urban spaces. The methodological paths of this research are constituted by a bibliographical survey, secondary data from IBGE and other research institutions, analysis of the transition from Mesoregions and Geographic Microregions to the IBGE Immediate and Intermediate Geographic Regions of 2017, fieldwork: carrying out simple interviews (snowball sampling technique); interviews with main players in the region, production of maps, creation of figures, charts and tables. In this context, through field visits and secondary data collected, the results showed changes and alterations in the economic sectors of the studied territorial area, this mainly influences the job market, before agribusiness was the key sector, although it still remains very important. relevant, with emphasis on coffee production, and new agricultural crops, such as soybeans and grapes, however, industrial activity has been growing and today it is the sector that employs the most labor. To conclude, it is necessary to understand such changes, in this way, it is possible to think about planning and promoting improvements for the population, fundamentally in relation to the mobility/displacement of residents in urban and rural areas for different reasons, whether for work, consumption, education, leisure and health.