Understanding the binomial commerce and city, inseparable, it is realized that theproduction of the urban space can be understood from the commercial activitywhereas this, that is, the space, influences in the production and location of thecommerce. In this way, the research began by discussing the process of urbanexpansion of Natal / RN towards the North Zone through housing policy and the pathtaken by the traditional commerce in the streets Pompeia, Chegança and Boa Sorte.The dissertation is based on bibliographical research, documentary and fieldresearch. From the theoretical-methodological point of view, the regressiveprogressivemethod proposed by Lefebvre (2000) was adopted. The researchperspective of this method is organized in three moments: descriptive; analyticregressiveand historical-generic. The analysis revealed that the commercial activityin Pompeia, Chegança and Boa Sorte has a physical and social proximity, because itmeets the demand of local consumption and neighborhoods close to them andmaintains a trustworthy clientele in relation to the purchase relations with The streetmerchant. Moreover, even though they are not configured as major passageways inthe North Zone, these streets constitute a locus of socio-spatial representation basedon the logic of hegemonic reproduction and reproduction of life. Although in thecontext of the economic crisis, also experienced in Rio Grande do Norte and whichhas a high unemployment rate, the commercial activity in the streets of Pompeia,Chegança and Boa Sorte presents growth prospects, especially with regard toinformal commerce, which is a possibility to guarantee alternative family income.
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