The Vulnerability of the "sugarcane cities" in the Triângulo Mineiro, MG, Brazil: territorial effects of the closure of sugarcane industries

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Keywords:

Productive specialization, Use of Territory, Sugarcane sector

Abstract

This paper evaluates situations of territorial vulnerability from the productive specialization process in the sugarcane industry in two municipalities located in the Triângulo Mineiro, Western Minas Gerais State. The significant area set apart to sugarcane planting carried out an expressive dependence on the industrial and agricultural jobs and the two sugarcane industries closure involved new conditions for municipalities. It was observed drastic territorial consequences involving the urban economy and local daily life.

Author Biographies

  • Mirlei Fachini Vicente Pereira, Federal University of Uberlândia

    Doutor em Geografia pela Universidade Estadual Paulista, UNESP, Campus Rio Claro. 

    Professor no Instituto de Geografia e Programa de Pós-Graduação em Geografia da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, UFU. 

  • Ruhan Rodys Beiler
    Graduado em Geografia pela UFU. Mestrando em Geografia na Unesp, Campus Rio Claro

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Published

2020-07-31

Issue

Vol. 14 (2020): Medium-sized Cities Nowadays and in the Future volume II

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Articles

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The Vulnerability of the "sugarcane cities" in the Triângulo Mineiro, MG, Brazil: territorial effects of the closure of sugarcane industries . Terr@ Plural, [S. l.], v. 14, p. 1–17, 2020. Disponível em: https://revistas.uepg.br/index.php/tp/article/view/13568. Acesso em: 30 apr. 2026.