A atividade comercial nas ruas Pompeia, Chegança e Boa Sorte no contexto da produção do espaço urbano da Zona Norte de Natal/RN-Brasil

Abstract

Understanding the binomial commerce and city, inseparable, it is realized that the production of the urban space can be understood from the commercial activity whereas this, that is, the space, influences in the production and location of the commerce. In this way, the research began by discussing the process of urban expansion of Natal / RN towards the North Zone through housing policy and the path taken by the traditional commerce in the streets Pompeia, Chegança and Boa Sorte. The dissertation is based on bibliographical research, documentary and field research. From the theoretical-methodological point of view, the regressiveprogressive method proposed by Lefebvre (2000) was adopted. The research perspective of this method is organized in three moments: descriptive; analyticregressive and historical-generic. The analysis revealed that the commercial activity in Pompeia, Chegança and Boa Sorte has a physical and social proximity, because it meets the demand of local consumption and neighborhoods close to them and maintains a trustworthy clientele in relation to the purchase relations with The street merchant. Moreover, even though they are not configured as major passageways in the North Zone, these streets constitute a locus of socio-spatial representation based on the logic of hegemonic reproduction and reproduction of life. Although in the context of the economic crisis, also experienced in Rio Grande do Norte and which has a high unemployment rate, the commercial activity in the streets of Pompeia, Chegança and Boa Sorte presents growth prospects, especially with regard to informal commerce, which is a possibility to guarantee alternative family income.