This paper presents a new methodology for hierarchical spatial clustering of contiguous polygons, based on a geographic coordinate system. The proposed algorithm is built upon a modification of traditional hierarchical clustering algorithm, commonly used in the multivariate analysis literature....

This paper studies a methodology for hierarchical spatial clustering of contiguous and homogeneous polygons, based on a set of binary variables. The proposed algorithm is built upon a modification of traditional agglomerative hierarchical clustering algorithm, commonly used in the multivariate...

In this article it is discussed some neglected aspects of Brazilian fiscal federalism related to the costs of debt renegotiation processed in the 1990´s. It has been argued there are negative impacts on regional economies that urge to be considered in the present times. Firstly, it is...

The Urban Network and Territory research, developing in the Directory of Studies and Regional, Urban and Environmental Policies (Dirur) of the Ipea, comes following the activities focused on dynamic analysis, characterization and prospect about the urban agglomerations and the urban-regional...

In this text, we report the operational procedures of two trials carried out to identify Brazilian medium-sized cities, and two possibilities of refinement in identification are included in them, one of urban order and the other of rural order. With these reports, the work aims to discuss the...

In this text for discussion, a synthesis of the trajectory of the line of research on the Regions of Influence of Brazilian Cities, developed by IBGE, whose content excels in the longevity, systematcity and timeliness of complex research that expresses the Brazilian urban network since the...

The object of this discussion text typology was developed with the purpose of classifying the Brazilian municipalities according your insertion scale in the process of urbanization. Has focused on changes in the relationships between the different parts of the territory, is under productive...

This text aims at a reflection on the configuration of cross-border arrangements, resulting from the advance of metropolization over the territory, its characteristics, and the difficulties they impose on the urban management process, due to constituting cities that break territorial borders of...