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This dissertation employs the theory of self-organizing criticality (SOC) into the study of Chinese cities. SOC was proposed at the end of the 1980s to explain system complexity by combining both self-organizing and critical behaviors. SOC has been broadly used in explaining phenomena in physical and social sciences. However, few attempts have been made to connect urban studies with SOC because of the extreme complexity of urban phenomena. This study develops a generalized SOC to study Chinese cities at both the inter-urban and the intra-urban levels. At the inter-urban level, this study finds that the rank size distribution of Chinese cities has followed Zipf's law since 1984. In addition, the rank size dynamics of Chinese cities experienced a spatiotemporal shift. Before 1996, city rank increases in a few small- and middle-sized cities because of favorable economic policies offered by the central government. After 1996, a majority of the Chinese cities began to be involved in this rank size shuffling. Cities with increasing ranks present clustered distribution, mainly along the south and east coastal areas. Part of the reason is that the market economy mechanism has transcended policy factors in determining the city competitiveness. At the intra-urban level, the study shows that Shenzhen's urban physical development is currently facing physical environmental thresholds, shifting the development strategies spatiotemporally from fringe and isolated growth to fringe and infill growth. The resulted urban patches show power law relationship both in the area-perimeter distributions and the magnitude-frequency distributions. In summary, this research proves the applicability of the generalized SOC in urban studies. At both the inter-urban and the intra-urban levels, the Chinese cities present the characteristics of SOC. Given a stable condition of power law, shifts occur in the inside dynamics of China's urban system and Shenzhen city. This study is one of the few empirical urban studies based on SOC. The study contributes to the literature on SOC theory and provides theoretical breakthroughs in studying Chinese cities. Finally, this study has potential implications on urban policies and urban development strategies.

Les villes sont le lieu d’installation privilégié des instances étatiques, des décideurs économiques et des entités scientifiques. Aucun gouvernement ne peut donc engendrer davantage de croissance économique, sans élaborer judicieusement au préalable des plans précis concernant le système urbain. Cependant dans les pays en voie de développement les gouvernements ne regardent que les aspects strictement économiques des villes et ils en oublient leurs autres responsabilités sociales et politiques face à la croissance urbaine.Ce travail s’inscrit dans une approche interdisciplinaire combinant l’économie spatiale et la macroéconomie. L’économie spatiale est l’analyse des comportements des individus économiques dans l’espace. Dans cette thèse, nous mettons en évidence la liaison entre géographie et économie.Dans le travail présent, après avoir présenté le phénomène de l’urbanisation et le système urbain, nous avons examiné la loi de Zipf, loi de Gibrat et le coefficient spatial de Gini pour le cas de l’Iran et de la France. Ensuite nous avons estimé le modèle de la croissance urbaine pour les deux pays, selon les travaux de Henderson. / Cities are the host of people as well as government officials, decision-makers, economic and academic elite institutions. Therefore, it is not possible to having any plan without understanding of urban systems can be made. Regardless of the importance of this matter, governments of developing countries often neglect their responsibilities and duties with regards to the city. This work is a combination of Spatial Economic and macroeconomics. Spatial Economic has been defined as identifying and analyzing the performance of the people in a same geographic location.In this paper, first step is introducing the phenomenon of urbanization and urban systems and then, next aim is estimating the Zipf and Gibrat’s laws and Spatial GINI Coefficient for the case of Iran and France. The urban growth model for Iran and France is measured based on the Henderson theories.In this paper, after introducing the phenomenon of urbanization and urban systems, we estimated the Zipf's and Gibrat lows and Spatial GINI' Coefficient for the case of Iran and France. By using the Henderson theories we measured the urban growth model for Iran and France

Orientador: Maria Encarnação Beltrão Sposito / Resumo: As relações entre as áreas centrais e a estruturação de espaços urbanos expressam-se por meio de centralidades que se constituem em diferentes níveis e dimensões e, por esta razão, extrapolam a escala desses espaços. Este processo, dialeticamente, redefine os papéis e as articulações entre as cidades, na rede urbana regional, e são, por esta, modificados e redefinidos, de tal modo que as relações de concorrência e complementaridade tendem a determinar a localização dos meios de consumo coletivo. O estudo dessas dinâmicas em duas cidades do Norte do Paraná revela que, ainda que se reconheçam determinantes e traços comuns às cidades atuais, há, entre elas, diferenças. Em Londrina constatou-se a tendência à dispersão da centralidade e, em Maringá, a sua concentração. Observou-se que com o aumento do grau de complexidade das redes urbanas e das densidades informacionais, novos arranjos espaciais e territoriais são delineados e as desigualdades urbanas são reforçadas, ampliando, justapondo e articulando as contradições entre a cidade do just in time e a cidade da sobrevivência. Em função deste fato, quanto mais complexos os processos e formas espaciais, maior a conformação da cidade multi(poli)cêntrica. / Abstract: The relations between the central areas and the urban structuring are expressed through the centralities that occur in different levels and proportions, and for this reason exceed the scale of such areas. This process, dialectically, redefines the roles and the articulations among cities, in the regional urban system, and they are modified and redefined by it, in a way that competitive and complement relations tend to determine the location of the means of collective consumption. The study of these dynamics in two cities of North Parana shows that even recognizing determiners and similar aspects in present cities, there are differences between them. In Londrina, it was observed the tendency to centrality dispersal, and in Maringá the tendency to centrality concentration. It was observed that with the increase of the urban system complexity level and the information density, new area and territorial arrangements are made and urban inequalities are reinforced, amplifying, juxtaposing and articulating the contradictions between the just in time city and the city of survival. Due to this fact, the more complex the processes and area types, the bigger the conformity of the multi(poly)centric city. / Doutor

Si l’Inde est un pays majoritairement rural, sa population urbaine est plus grande que la population totale des États-Unis. Ainsi, à la fin du 20ème siècle, le phénomène urbain indien est déjà bien développé, d’autant plus qu’il possède une histoire plurimillénaire. La présence de deux perturbations ayant modifié les logiques urbaines au cours du 20ème siècle, nous a amené à nous questionner sur la résilience du système urbain indien. Afin d’en présenter les principaux mécanismes, nous avons retracé l’évolution du système urbain indien au cours du 20ème siècle. Pour ce faire, nous avons utilisé une approche géographique par la population, qu’une approche qualitative et davantage historique est venue compléter. Nous nous sommes ainsi intéressés à l’évolution de la hiérarchie urbaine et à celle des rythmes de croissance des villes. Après avoir mis en lumière l’existence de mécanismes de rééquilibrage de la trame urbaine au cours du 20ème siècle, nous nous sommes penchés sur la stabilité organisationnelle et structurelle du système urbain. Cela nous a permis de mettre en évidence l’existence de classes dynamiques au sein de la hiérarchie urbaine. Leur évolution met en exergue le dynamisme du système urbain durant la seconde moitié du siècle dernier et nous présente les étapes de sa résilience. / If India is a predominantly rural country, its urban population is larger than the total population of the United States. Thus, at the end of the 20th century, the Indian urban phenomenon is already well developed, especially as it has a plurimillenary history. The presence of two disturbances have changed the urban logic in the 20th century and led us to question the resilience of the Indian urban system.To present the main mechanisms, we traced the evolution of the Indian urban system across the 20th century. To do this, we used a geographical approach by the population and a more historical one in complement. We emphasized the evolution of the urban hierarchy and that of the cities growth rates.After showing the existence of balancing mechanisms of the urban framework in the 20th century, we focused on the organizational and structural stability of the urban system. This allowed us to highlight the existence of dynamic classes in the urban hierarchy. Their evolution highlights the dynamism of the urban system in the second half of the last century and shows us the stages of its resilience.

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Streekontwikkelingsbeleid en differensiële verstedeliking is twee fundamentele temas binne die ruimtelike beplanningsveld. Streekontwikkelingsbeleid is veral sedert die Tweede Wêreldoorlog in Europa geïmplementeer, waar regerings besef het dat die vryemarksisteem nie noodwendig optimale ekonomiese groei op streekvlak verseker nie. Doelwitte Die primêre doelwit van hierdie studie is die integrering van effektiewe en volhoubare streekontwikkelingsbeleid met die konsep van differensiële verstedeliking, ten einde 'n effektiewe stedelike bestuursmeganisme daar te stel. Sekondêre doelwitte sluit in: * om die beginsels en doelwitte van streekontwikkelingsbeleid en streekontwikkelingsinstrumente te bepaal; * die analisering van Suid-Afrikaanse streekontwikkelingsbeleid in terme · van bogenoemde klassifikasie; * ondersoek na die teoretiese en praktiese toepassings van die differensiële verstedelikingsmodel; * om die geldigheid van die differensiële verstedelikingsmodel te bepaal in die Gauteng Funksionele Metropolitaanse Streek; en * om relevante streekontwikkelingsbeleid te integreer met sosio-ekonomiese tendense in 'n stedelike sisteem, met spesifieke verwysing na die Gauteng Funksionele Metropolitaanse Streek. Metodiek Die rasionaal vir die formulering van streekontwikkelingsbeleid word in Hoofstuk Twee beskryf. Regerings en ander streekowerhede formuleer streekontwikkelingsbeleid ten einde spesifieke doelstellings te behaal. Hierdie doelstellings verander met tyd en is gewoonlik streekspesifiek. Die relevante owerheid of instansie neem 'n besluit in terme van bogenoemde fundamentele benaderingswyses, waarna 'n keuse ten opsigte van spesifieke beleidsopsies en -instrumente geneem word. Hoofstuk Drie beskryf laasgenoemde beleidsinstrumente asook meer gedetailleerde beleidselemente soos wat dit op projekvlak geïmplementeer word. In Hoofstuk Vier word die geskiedkundige implementering van streekontwikkelingsbeleid in Suid-Afrika en spesifiek vir die Gauteng- en omliggende streek, ondersoek. Die Gauteng Funksionele Metropolitaanse Streek het reeds 'n gevorderde vlak van stedelike ontwikkeling binne die Suid-Afrikaanse konteks bereik en was histories instrumenteel in die implementering van streekontwikkelingsbeleid. 'n Sentrale tema in hierdie studie, is die beginsel dat stedelike komplekse 'verouder' met tyd. Soos wat hierdie stedelike komplekse ontwikkel, kan verskillende migrasie- en ekonomiese produksiepatrone onderskei word in dieselfde areas, maar die patrone is georiënteer in verskillende rigtings en gebaseer op verskillende motiverings. Hierdie tendense word deur die differensiële verstedelikingsmodel in Hoofstuk Vyf aangespreek. Na die afskaffing van diskriminerende wetgewing, is die verwagting dat die bevolkingsgetalle van groter stedelike komplekse vir 'n aansienlike tydperk steeds sal toeneem. In Hoofstuk Ses word hierdie migrasieprosesse, asook veranderende produksiepatrone in die studiegebied ontleed, gebaseer op die resultate van die mees onlangse sosio-ekonomiese opnames. Bevindings Uit die studie blyk dit duidelik dat streekontwikkelingsbeleid steeds geïmplementeer word in reaksie op bepaalde ongelykhede in 'n streek. Laasgenoemde verwys gewoonlik na hoe vlakke van werkloosheid en kwynende ekonomiese sektore in sekere stede. Die voorstel in die studie is die vroegtydige formulering van streekontwikkelingsbeleid vir al die elemente binne die stedelike sisteem, gegewe die huidige ontwikkelingsvlak in terme van die differensiële verstedelikingsmodel. Hiervolgens kan sentra met toenemende ekonomiese- en bevolkingsgroei vroegtydig geïdentifiseer en ontwikkeling bevorder word. Soortgelyk, kan plekke met kwynende ekonomieë en bevolkingsgetalle ondersteun word in die fase van stedelike groei. Die sosio-ekonomiese profiel van die studiegebied, naamlik die Gauteng Funksionele Metropolitaanse Streek, het in die studie bewys dat dit 'n identifiseerbare ontwikkelings- of 'verouderingsroete' gevolg het sedert die 1960s. Dit is ook duidelik in die studie dat die effektiwiteit van streekontwikkelingsbeleid en die volhoubaarheid daarvan gewoonlik omgekeer eweredig is aanmekaar: soos volhoubaarheid toeneem, neem ekonomiese effektiwiteit af. Die voorgestelde integrering van streekontwikkelingsbeleid en differensiële verstedeliking behoort hierdie negatiewe tendens ten opsigte van effektiwiteit en volhoubaarheid om te keer, ten einde toenemende volhoubaarheid en effektiwiteit te verseker in die stedelike ontwikkelingsproses. / PhD (Town and Regional Planning), Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, 2001

Streekontwikkelingsbeleid en differensiële verstedeliking is twee fundamentele temas binne die ruimtelike beplanningsveld. Streekontwikkelingsbeleid is veral sedert die Tweede Wêreldoorlog in Europa geïmplementeer, waar regerings besef het dat die vryemarksisteem nie noodwendig optimale ekonomiese groei op streekvlak verseker nie. Doelwitte Die primêre doelwit van hierdie studie is die integrering van effektiewe en volhoubare streekontwikkelingsbeleid met die konsep van differensiële verstedeliking, ten einde 'n effektiewe stedelike bestuursmeganisme daar te stel. Sekondêre doelwitte sluit in: * om die beginsels en doelwitte van streekontwikkelingsbeleid en streekontwikkelingsinstrumente te bepaal; * die analisering van Suid-Afrikaanse streekontwikkelingsbeleid in terme · van bogenoemde klassifikasie; * ondersoek na die teoretiese en praktiese toepassings van die differensiële verstedelikingsmodel; * om die geldigheid van die differensiële verstedelikingsmodel te bepaal in die Gauteng Funksionele Metropolitaanse Streek; en * om relevante streekontwikkelingsbeleid te integreer met sosio-ekonomiese tendense in 'n stedelike sisteem, met spesifieke verwysing na die Gauteng Funksionele Metropolitaanse Streek. Metodiek Die rasionaal vir die formulering van streekontwikkelingsbeleid word in Hoofstuk Twee beskryf. Regerings en ander streekowerhede formuleer streekontwikkelingsbeleid ten einde spesifieke doelstellings te behaal. Hierdie doelstellings verander met tyd en is gewoonlik streekspesifiek. Die relevante owerheid of instansie neem 'n besluit in terme van bogenoemde fundamentele benaderingswyses, waarna 'n keuse ten opsigte van spesifieke beleidsopsies en -instrumente geneem word. Hoofstuk Drie beskryf laasgenoemde beleidsinstrumente asook meer gedetailleerde beleidselemente soos wat dit op projekvlak geïmplementeer word. In Hoofstuk Vier word die geskiedkundige implementering van streekontwikkelingsbeleid in Suid-Afrika en spesifiek vir die Gauteng- en omliggende streek, ondersoek. Die Gauteng Funksionele Metropolitaanse Streek het reeds 'n gevorderde vlak van stedelike ontwikkeling binne die Suid-Afrikaanse konteks bereik en was histories instrumenteel in die implementering van streekontwikkelingsbeleid. 'n Sentrale tema in hierdie studie, is die beginsel dat stedelike komplekse 'verouder' met tyd. Soos wat hierdie stedelike komplekse ontwikkel, kan verskillende migrasie- en ekonomiese produksiepatrone onderskei word in dieselfde areas, maar die patrone is georiënteer in verskillende rigtings en gebaseer op verskillende motiverings. Hierdie tendense word deur die differensiële verstedelikingsmodel in Hoofstuk Vyf aangespreek. Na die afskaffing van diskriminerende wetgewing, is die verwagting dat die bevolkingsgetalle van groter stedelike komplekse vir 'n aansienlike tydperk steeds sal toeneem. In Hoofstuk Ses word hierdie migrasieprosesse, asook veranderende produksiepatrone in die studiegebied ontleed, gebaseer op die resultate van die mees onlangse sosio-ekonomiese opnames. Bevindings Uit die studie blyk dit duidelik dat streekontwikkelingsbeleid steeds geïmplementeer word in reaksie op bepaalde ongelykhede in 'n streek. Laasgenoemde verwys gewoonlik na hoe vlakke van werkloosheid en kwynende ekonomiese sektore in sekere stede. Die voorstel in die studie is die vroegtydige formulering van streekontwikkelingsbeleid vir al die elemente binne die stedelike sisteem, gegewe die huidige ontwikkelingsvlak in terme van die differensiële verstedelikingsmodel. Hiervolgens kan sentra met toenemende ekonomiese- en bevolkingsgroei vroegtydig geïdentifiseer en ontwikkeling bevorder word. Soortgelyk, kan plekke met kwynende ekonomieë en bevolkingsgetalle ondersteun word in die fase van stedelike groei. Die sosio-ekonomiese profiel van die studiegebied, naamlik die Gauteng Funksionele Metropolitaanse Streek, het in die studie bewys dat dit 'n identifiseerbare ontwikkelings- of 'verouderingsroete' gevolg het sedert die 1960s. Dit is ook duidelik in die studie dat die effektiwiteit van streekontwikkelingsbeleid en die volhoubaarheid daarvan gewoonlik omgekeer eweredig is aanmekaar: soos volhoubaarheid toeneem, neem ekonomiese effektiwiteit af. Die voorgestelde integrering van streekontwikkelingsbeleid en differensiële verstedeliking behoort hierdie negatiewe tendens ten opsigte van effektiwiteit en volhoubaarheid om te keer, ten einde toenemende volhoubaarheid en effektiwiteit te verseker in die stedelike ontwikkelingsproses. / PhD (Town and Regional Planning), Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, 2001

Cette thèse de géographie vient enrichir le corpus théorique des études urbaines à partir del‘étude de trois petites villes au Tamil Nadu. Trois approches des petites villes indiennes sontdéveloppées. Une approche politico-institutionnelle fournit le cadre de ce qui est nommé laville décidée, la ville telle qu‘elle est pensée par les aménageurs à toutes les échelles depuisles élus de quartiers jusqu‘aux politiques nationales d‘aménagement du territoire. La secondeapproche quantitative, relève de l‘analyse spatiale. Elle vise à décrire les dynamiqueséconomiques et démographiques des petites villes à l‘échelle de l‘Inde du Tamil Nadu. Uneanalyse multivariée est notamment développée pour classifier les districts en fonction de leurprofil. Cette classification s‘appuie sur la division des petites villes en trois types : cellessituées sur corridor, celles situées en périphérie de métropoles et celles non polarisées. Cetteclassification a permis de répartir les trois cas d‘études de terrain qui illustrent la diversité desdynamiques dans lesquelles les petites villes sont intégrées et en quoi ces dynamiquesinfluencent la ville perçue, c‘est-à-dire l‘espace de représentation des habitants. Aucroisement de cette ville perçue, de la ville décidée et de la ville matérielle se dessine uneville vécue dont l‘appréhension doit permettre la structuration de politiques publiquesefficaces. / This thesis of Geography enriches the theoretical corpus of urban, from the study of threesmall towns in Tamil Nadu. Three approaches of the small Indian towns are developed. Àpolitical-institutional approach gives the framework of what is called the decided town; thetown as it is conceived by planners at all scales from the ward members to national policies.The second approach is quantitative; it aims to describe the economic and demographicdynamics of small towns across India. À multivariate analysis is developed to classifydistricts based on their profile. This analysis is coupled with a classification of small towns inthree types thanks to a GIS analysis: the ones located on major corridor of development, theones located in a metropolitan area and the last ones in unpolarized areas. The three casestudies fall into this classification and illustrate the diversity of dynamics in which areembedded the small towns. These dynamics affect the space of representation of theinhabitants which is named the perceived town. Àt the crossroads of the perceived town, thedecided town and the material town a living town is emerging which could structure moreefficient policies.

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No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação - Alex Butel Ribeiro.pdf: 8256409 bytes, checksum: 7a43a09ec031b70f6374b0b45cc621ec (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-06-26 / CAPES - Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / For the second time is history, Brazil was the stage of the most important soccer championship around the planet: FIFA World Cup. The 2014 edition took place in the Amazon region, which was directly involved in the whole process, having the Amazonas state capital city Manaus as one of the chosen city hosts. The demands of this present study rises from the reflections about this major sports event as well as its impacts on the Amazonas state. These reflections are the results of an extensive field work done in May 2013 in the so called “High Solimões River”, more specifically in an area known as the Amazon Triple Border. Located in the heart of the Amazon, this spot presents the territorial delineation among Brazil, Colombia and Peru, which shows unique characteristics due to the conurbation between the two main towns of Tabatinga (Brazilian side) and Letícia (Colombian side). Emerged from the discussion focused on the urban system the hypothesis speculated that the better structured cities which hold financial influence over the smaller ones would show steeper and more visible impacts than the small towns with less complex urban dynamics in the surrounding area of Manaus. Thus, the physical distance between the border cities of Tabatinga and Letícia and the capital city of Manaus, would not be a determining factor or cause any impairment to both cities to be affected by the major event. Holding financial, cultural and political importance, in addition to their airport terminal structure as well as their linkage to other urban areas, these two border cities could suffer a considerable impact. Therefore the main objective of this research was to analyze the impacts of the 2014 World Cup on the Pan-Amazonian urban system, highlighting the transportation network and the urban infrastructure of the cities of Tabatinga and Letícia. A diversity of facts justified this study. Firstly, it raises the discussion of what the Amazon represents, in terms of its natural-physical body as well as its ideological and political matter. Furthermore, the analysis of huge sports events claims its importance due to its multiple faces which may not show its whole scope, although it certainly contemplates a greater amount of realia of the geographical area where it occurs. Especially because of that, the present study states its greater relevance being the pioneer in crossing analyzing huge sports events and their imminent impact on cities considered to be medians. Finally, this study corroborates to the better understanding of the urban system of the Pan-Amazonian cities. Both Brazilian and Colombian bibliographic data and secondary information concerning the specifications of the study, together with the field work itself guided the development of this research. In conclusion, the present study consolidates the structural importance of the urban system of the Amazon region and shows why the regional geographical studies cannot prescind from this knowledge nor avoid acknowledging the international characteristics this region claims. / Pela segunda vez na história, o Brasil foi palco do mais importante torneio de futebol do planeta: a Copa do Mundo da FIFA. Na edição realizada em 2014, a região amazônica participou diretamente do processo, tendo a cidade de Manaus como uma das 12 subsedes eleitas. O presente trabalho surge a partir de reflexões sobre esse megaevento esportivo e seus impactos no Estado do Amazonas. Essas reflexões são frutos de um trabalho de campo exploratório realizado em Março de 2013 no alto Rio Solimões, especificamente na região conhecida como Tríplice Fronteira Amazônica. Disposta no coração da Amazônia, a região apresenta a delimitação territorial de Brasil, Colômbia e Peru, contendo características bastante singulares, especialmente por conta da conurbação existente entre as duas cidades principais que ali se localizam: Tabatinga (BR) e Leticia (COL). Como hipótese, seguindo uma discussão voltada à rede urbana, sugeriu-se que cidades mais bem estruturadas e que exercem influência econômica sobre outros centros urbanos menores, poderiam apresentar impactos mais acentuados e visíveis do que pequenas cidades mais próximas à Manaus, mas com dinâmicas urbanas menos complexas. Portanto, a distância física não seria necessariamente um empecilho e um fator determinante. Consequentemente, por conta de sua importância econômica, cultural e política, caracterizadas por sua dinâmica de fronteira internacional, importante estrutura aeroportuária e fortes relações com outros centros urbanos, as cidades de Tabatinga e Letícia poderiam sofrer maiores impactos, apesar da considerável distância até a subsede amazônica. Dessa forma, o objetivo geral da pesquisa foi analisar os impactos da Copa do Mundo de 2014 na rede urbana pan-amazônica, focando a análise nas redes de transporte e infraestrutura urbana das cidades de Tabatinga e Leticia uma vez que se apresentam como cidades de suma importância territorial. Tal estudo justifica-se por diversos fatores. Primeiramente, por levantar uma discussão do que vem a ser a Amazônia, tanto em termos físico-natural quanto político-ideológico. Para além, a análise de megaeventos esportivos se torna importante porque suas características de multidisciplinaridade podem até não apresentar um panorama completo, mas certamente um cenário que contempla boa parte da realidade do espaço geográfico em que ele ocorre. Assim sendo, o estudo ganha um destaque ainda maior porque foi pioneiro na análise eminentemente geográfica de megaeventos esportivos na Amazônia e especialmente porque foi um passo inicial na discussão sobre a influência desses eventos em cidades que podem ser consideradas médias. Finalmente, o trabalho corrobora de forma singela e pontual, em união com uma gama de estudos, para a compreensão da rede urbana das cidades pan-amazônicas. O levantamento e leitura de referenciais bibliográficos sobre os temas específicos e aquisição de dados secundários em sites oficiais dos dois países, em união com os trabalhos de campo, nortearam o desenvolvimento da pesquisa. O estudo proposto traz à tona a consolidação e importância estrutural da rede urbana na região amazônica e mostra como os estudos geográficos regionais não podem prescindir deste entendimento e das características internacionais que a região possui.