Marginal Upper Circuit and Spatial Interactions in the City of Assú, RN
Urban Economy, Marginal Upper Circuit, Spatial Interactions, Assú
This text addresses the urban economy of the city of Assú, in Rio Grande do Norte, highlighting its diversification over the past twenty years due to the asymmetric and selective dissemination of the technical-scientific-informational environment. Commercial activity is one of the main drivers of Assú's economy, with an increasing presence of modern commercial facilities in the city center, although traditional forms of commerce still exist. The local economy is influenced by the upper, lower, and marginal upper circuits of the urban economy. Assú, located in the interior of the state, plays a central role in the Vale do Açu region, concentrating a variety of services and flows of people, capital, and information. The incorporation of large national department stores in the city, along with activities from the lower circuit, reflects the complexity of local economic dynamics. Thus, the research aims to understand the emergence of the upper marginal circuit in Assú and its impact on spatial interactions, aiming to understand the spatial arrangement of the city. For this, analytical categories such as form, function, structure, and process are used, as well as the categories of used territory, the local city, and spatial interactions. Analyzing Assú's urban economy requires understanding spatial interactions and how technical objects and the actions of social agents influence the urban dynamics of the city; this approach allows for a more comprehensive understanding of the local economy.