Brazil on the move: the division of territory and the spatial configuration for mobility planning
Urban Planning, Space Syntax, Metropolitan Regions, Territorial Planning Units, Interurban Transportation
The research is exploratory and proposes the study of Brazilian territorial divisions for mobility planning, based on the investigation of the national scenario with a focus on the Metropolitan Regions (RMs) and Territorial Planning Units (UTPs). The theoretical, methodological and technical strategy is primarily configurational, through the linear representation of the Brazilian intermodal interurban travel network, encompassing road, waterway and airway modes. The contribution of these strategies to understanding the urban phenomenon, interpreted in terms of transport and displacement, is investigated. To this end, there are two research questions: 1) to what extent does understanding the process of elaboration of the various Brazilian territorial divisions contribute to transport planning on a global and local scale?; and 2) is the configurational analysis of the Brazilian intermodal travel network, according to the political frameworks of the RMs and the planning of the UTPs, capable of assisting in urban planning, with a focus on integrated mobility actions?