Space, Location and Place in the Milton Santos theory

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Keywords:

Geography, Political action, Spatial redistribution

Abstract

This essay focuses on the study of the conceptual articulation between space, location, and place, based on the space theory of the renowned Brazilian geographer Milton Santos, and highlights the role attributed to Geography in its disciplinary condition of human science and practical action in contributing to planning. This role is exercised through the construction of a comprehensive view of the present, of the states of social crisis, and delineations of political action and future projects. The prevalence of social interest would be due to epistemological disalienation, state change, and the emerging strength of citizens, contributing to the proposition of a more equitable spatial redistribution of social resources.

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Author Biography

Cilene Gomes, Universidade do Vale do Paraíba - Univap

Possui graduação em Arquitetura e Urbanismo pela Universidade de São Paulo (1983), mestrado e doutorado em Geografia Humana pela Universidade de São Paulo (1994, 2001). Estágios de pós-doutorado concluídos no Instituto de Pesquisa e Planejamento da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (2011), no Instituto de Psicologia da Universidade de São Paulo (2014) e no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Planejamento Urbano e Regional (PLUR) da Universidade do Vale do Paraíba (2017). Atualmente é docente-pesquisadora do PLUR da Universidade do Vale do Paraíba e é coordenadora do Observatório Regional do Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte, sediado no Núcleo de Estudos do Espaço Urbano e Regional (NEUR). Tem experiência no campo do ensino e pesquisa na área de Arquitetura e Urbanismo, Geografia Humana e Planejamento Urbano e Regional, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: estudos urbanos e regionais, planejamento urbano e regional, urbanização, metropolização e regionalização, rede urbana, cidades, sociedade da informação e comunicação, geotecnologias, participação social, cidadania, metodologia científica e psicologia social.

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Published

2020-07-25

How to Cite

GOMES, C. Space, Location and Place in the Milton Santos theory. Terr@ Plural, [S. l.], v. 14, p. 1–7, 2020. Disponível em: https://revistas.uepg.br/index.php/tp/article/view/15801. Acesso em: 30 jan. 2026.

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

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Essays

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