Vectors of urban expansion in the development of the Metropolitan Region of Fortaleza (RMF): the case of the municipality of Eusébio-CE

Authors

  • Lara Lima Lourenço Universidade Estadual do Ceará (UECE)
  • Gislania de Meneses Silva Universidade Estadual do Ceará (UECE)
  • Maria Lúcia Brito da Cruz Universidade Estadual do Ceará (UECE)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35701/rcgs.v27.1105

Keywords:

Real estate growth, Population increase, Temporal changes

Abstract

The spatial redistribution of the population to the metropolitan region is a process of division characteristic of Brazilian metropolitan spaces. In this context, the Fortaleza Metropolitan Region – RMF stands out, created with the aim of carrying out integrated planning for economic and social development. Therefore, this research aimed to analyze the effects of the metropolization of Fortaleza on the real estate expansion of Eusébio, providing a historical context of the political-administrative process and the formation of vectors of urban expansion. To do this, it is necessary to identify the temporal changes in the real estate growth process, analyzing the spatial evolution over 38 years, from 1985 to 2023. For the spatialization and representation of the data, geoprocessing techniques were used that enabled the development of mappings. The results highlighted that the municipality grew by 2,397.78 ha of urbanized area and is losing its vegetation cover, giving way to construction, bringing several consequences.

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Author Biographies

Lara Lima Lourenço, Universidade Estadual do Ceará (UECE)

Doutoranda em Geografia pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Geografia (ProPGeo) da Universidade Estadual do Ceará (UECE)

Gislania de Meneses Silva, Universidade Estadual do Ceará (UECE)

Doutoranda em Geografia pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação (ProPGeo) na Universidade Estadual do Ceará (UECE)

Maria Lúcia Brito da Cruz, Universidade Estadual do Ceará (UECE)

Professora da Universidade Estadual do Ceará (UECE) junto aos cursos de Geografia em nível de Graduação e Pós-Graduação.

Published

2025-12-09

How to Cite

LOURENÇO, L. L.; SILVA, G. de M.; CRUZ, M. L. B. da. Vectors of urban expansion in the development of the Metropolitan Region of Fortaleza (RMF): the case of the municipality of Eusébio-CE. Revista da Casa da Geografia de Sobral (RCGS), [S. l.], v. 27, n. 3, p. 261–283, 2025. DOI: 10.35701/rcgs.v27.1105. Disponível em: //rcgs.uvanet.br/index.php/RCGS/article/view/1105. Acesso em: 24 feb. 2026.

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