Elaboração de um modelo de estrutura espacial para o sistema administrativo do novo Estado do Rio de Janeiro

Abstract

A spatial structure model for the administrative system of the new State o! Rio de Janeiro, presenting maximum spatial efficiency, is the purpose of this study. Therefore, it was necessary to identify and evaluate the existing administrative structure and reformulate it relatively to the limits of each division.

The methodology employed was developed through five different stages. The first one consisted in the identification of the spatial structure of the administrative system of former State of Rio de Janeiro. Thus, the politic-administrative poles of decision were indicated through a survey of all cities and villages of the State, and the areas of influence of each commanding regional pole were determined through the matrices of functional subordination. The second stage involved an evaluation of the spatial efficiency of these regions through the efficiency index. The third stage comprised the elaboration of a new spatial structure for the administrative system of the State, considering the accessibility factor and the evaluation of the spatial efficiency of each new region. The fourth stage consisted In the determination of the administrative regionalization which presented the best spatial efficiency index. Finally, the fifth stage included an analysis on the elaborated regionalization.