As favelas da cidade de Montes Claros/MG: uma análise socioeconômica

Abstract

This article has the goal as central diagnose the socioeconomic composition of the slums of the city of Montes Claros, using the Information Technology (satellite imagery, geographic information system and the database) for greater accuracy in the information. Given that the economic relations in the network are redirecting the Brazilian urban migration to the cities of averages, that is, cities considered regional clusters, then, the emergence of
slums in those cities has become commonplace. In this context, Montes Claros by present economic conditions favourable to growth, mainly because it is in a region of low social indicators, has been point of immigration of a large number of people from the North, Northeast and Northwest of Minas Gerais, as well, south of Bahia. So the slums are a concern for the municipal public power and to society. In this context, the identification and diagnosis of slums is the first step for decision.