O Papel do setor atacadista no reforço da centralidade de uma cidade média: Dourados-MS

Abstract

This paper aims to analyse the role of the wholose sector in streghthening the centrality of Dourados-MS. For this, we take as a reference the supermarkets Atacadão and Assaí and other varianles that trigger displacements within the urbar network. From this perspective, fieldwork was carried out in the courtyards and interiors of supermarkets and other consumer establishments, seeking to analyse the flow and the amount of movement of people from other cities to Dourados. Initially, we started by considering the role of public policies, which eventually consolidated Dourados’ regional roles, triggering long-distance flows. Thues, Dourados currently concentrates a demand through trede and services and, as a result, tends to concentrate flows of people, goods, ideas, capital, etc. With regard to wholesale trade, this study reveled that of the amount of consumers surveyed, in estanlishments taken as the object of analysis, a significant portion came from other cities in the region. Likewise, we were able to realize that most displacements were due to a combination of interests linked to pher services provided by Dourados, suck as education, health, leisure or even oher trade activity. Thues, we condiser othes variables that we believe function as reinforcing elements of the relationship between Dourados (a place where residentes of smaller cities seek more specializes services and trade activities), and its surroundings, enabling us to meadure its regional condition and its role as a mediam-sized city.