Chacreamentos rurais: produção do espaço rural no Norte de Minas Gerais

Abstract

This study aims to understand the production, appropriation and reproduction process of the rural area from ruralities, analyzing the implications due to implementation of small country domains “Vale dos Ipês” in the city of Montes Claros - MG. Specific purposes of this study seek to understand the production and appropriation process of new rural areas, as to describe the rural space of the north of Minas Gerais and analyze ruralities through the changes and transformations of the rural field, from the country domain Vale dos Ipês, in the municipality of Montes Claros - MG. As adopted research procedures, the important research/document and literature review stand out, the search for relevant information and data for the research, theoretical knowledge applied in the empirical/practical field, the way of life and who arespace producers actors/agents, amongst others, made visible the realities experienced by the phenomenon of change and transformation of this rural area. Therefore, these procedures were of fundamental importance for the comprehension, understanding and analysis of current conjunctures and strategies to promote local and regional development, besides the analysis between the dichotomies of urban and rural space. The results produced by the dissertation point out that the survey favored an improved analysis and understanding regarding the training, configuration and reconfiguration of new rural areas, and through studies of ruralities, the study brought an important contribution to the debate that many geographers and sociologists have been doing for many years, about the production of space and finally, it was possible to apply the theories, the practical realities of the country domain Vale dos Ipês; therefore, characterized as a "new rural space".