A indústria têxtil e a produção do espaço urbano

Abstract

The book sought to answer the initial question: how does the textile industrial activity participate in the production of urban space? With the general objective of analyzing how the textile industrial activity participates in the production of urban space in the metropolis of Fortaleza, the following specific objectives were outlined: to rescue the formation and development of textile industrial activity in Ceará; carry out a spatio-temporal analysis of textile industrial development through the case study of one of the pioneer industries in Ceará's textile industrial production (Industry Santa Teresa), highlighting the socio-spatial transformation in the face of the role of textile industrial capital; understand the refunctionalization of old industrial spaces in Fortaleza and the resulting spatial forms, as well as analyze the impacts of productive restructuring in the textile industry, taking as an example of analysis in the intra-urban space of the capital, Unitextil, a century-old industry.