CIDADE (S) PEQUENA (S) E REDES URBANAS: UMA ANÁLISE DOS PAPÉIS E SIGNIFICADOS DE JANDAIA DO SUL NA REDE URBANA DO NORTE CENTRAL PARANAENSE

Abstract

One of the aspects of geographical science in modernity that is imperative is the study of cities, which has become extremely relevant in the face of the various historical events that have shaped and dynamized the urban space. Thus, the influence of small cities on different scales helps us understand the dynamics present in regional and local centers. In this sense, the present work aims to analyze the socioeconomic dynamics of the municipality of Jandaia do Sul and its interaction with the Northern Urban Network of the state of Paraná. The analysis has as a bibliographic basis the theoretical notes of authors that portray the studies of the urban network and small cities, besides supporting qualitative and quantitative elements and secondary data obtained in public and private institutions. In the meantime, it was intended to fill a gap in studies concerning the reality of small towns in the Northern region of Paraná, especially those located in the territory of the Ivaí Valley, in addition to contributing to the historical and social context of the region. The importance of the Cooperval Cooperative and the Missiato beverage industry (Jamel), the Federal University of Paraná, the Faculty of Jandaia do Sul, trade and the provision of services relevant to the socioeconomic dynamics of the municipality on a local scale are also emphasized regional. Pointing to the thesis that Jandaia do Sul exerts a centrality to the other cities of the Ivaí Valley, demonstrated how it interacts through socioeconomic relations with the networks. For the understanding of the socio-spatial dynamics we divide this interpretation into two temporal scales of analysis, the first between the 1960-1970 period and the second, subdivided between 1970-2000 and 2000-2010 until the present period. However, the city of South Janda, despite apparently possessing a characteristic of a small city, also presents a dynamic that resembles cities with larger socioeconomic characteristics. The secondary data points to a growing expansion of the socioeconomic relations of the municipality, which through its geographic location, appropriates this argument, to attract even if rarefied, common market interests.