A produção capitalista do espaço e as repercussões socioambientais: caso Igrejinha

Abstract

This study presents a path for reflection and analysis on the socio-spatial dynamics observed in Igrejinha neighborhood, located on the northern area of Juiz de Fora – Minas Gerais. The analysis aims at unveiling socioenvironmental impacts of the capitalist production of space in terms of the capital‟s spatial appropriation and domination (represented by Votorantim Metais e Zinco SA) in Igrejinha community. For this purpose, the research assumes that there is an emerging dispute over land use considering the incompatibility between industrial and residential uses. To clarify the proposed problematic, the discussion around this theme is sustained in the theoretical and methodological basis of Geography, observing and analyzing the basic elements related to space and its category of analysis and production of space, in association with theories from Environmental Ecology and Environmental Justice.