SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY IN AGRIBUSINESS CITIES

Urban Requalification Strategies for Barreiras (BA)

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14393/BGJ-v17n1-a2026-81650

Keywords:

Urban mobility, City, Environment, Sustainability, Urban design

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to present the relationship between urban development policies and the principles of sustainable mobility. More specifically, it seeks to clarify, in light of sustainable cities, configurative aspects of macro- and micromobility in medium-sized cities economically specialised in agribusiness. Beyond bibliographical reviews, the city of Barreiras, Bahia, was adopted as a reference in order to understand, through empirical analyses, the dynamics of intra-urban spatial production and the materialisation of circulation infrastructures and the environmental performance of mobility systems. The study is based on the assumption that the recent intensification of logistical flows associated with the technical-scientific modernisation of agriculture projects specific patterns of territorial expansion, functional restructuring, and mobility organisation onto these cities. Thus, the research relies on a historical-territorial reading of the urban formation process of Barreiras-BA, whose results indicate the persistence of road-oriented patterns and the fragility of collective and active, or non-motorised, mobility systems.Finally, the paper presents design-oriented contributions aimed at the requalification of structuring corridors, the reintegration of watercourses, and the enhancement of the historic centre, contributing to the formulation of urban design strategies oriented towards sustainable mobility in agribusiness cities.

Author Biographies

  • Prof. PhD. Haniel Israel, Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Baiano

    Architect and Urban Planner graduated from the School of Architecture and Urbanism of Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie (2017), he holds a Master’s degree (2020) and a PhD (2025) in Architecture and Urbanism from the same institution, with scholarships granted by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES/PROEX). He served as a researcher at the Laboratory of Projects and Public Policies (LPP/FAU Mackenzie), where he coordinated activities within the Innovative Educational Spaces working group, collaborating on research initiatives with the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering (DICCAR) at the Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Italy. Within the framework of the International Experimental Final Graduation Project course (2020–2023), he provided academic consulting to undergraduate students in partnership with the Department of Architecture at the Università degli Studi di Ferrara, Italy, and the École d’Architecture de la Ville & des Territoires Paris-Est, France. In professional practice, he worked as a Junior Architect (2018–2019) and Architect (2021–2023) in the Administrative Division of the Banco Central do Brasil (BACEN), São Paulo, and also at the firms Espaço Tempo Arquitetura e Urbanismo (2020–2021) and Arch74 (2023–2024), serving as Junior and Mid-Level Architect, respectively. He is currently a Substitute Professor at the Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia da Bahia (IFBA), Barreiras Campus, where he teaches in the Architecture and Urbanism program and the Technical Program in Building Construction. He is a member of the Research Group on Geopolitics, Environment and Humanities (GEPAH), conducting research in the fields of school architecture, urban planning, and public policies for cities, as well as coordinating extension projects focused on urban mobility.

  • Prof. PhD. Vinicius Santana, Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Baiano

    PhD in Political Science from the Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE) and EBTT (Basic, Technical and Technological Education) Professor at the Instituto Federal da Bahia (IFBA), Barreiras campus, he holds a Master’s degree in International Relations and a Bachelor’s degree in Languages (English) from the Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA), as well as a specialization in English Language Teaching. He has worked as a basic education teacher for the Secretaria de Estado de Educação e Desporto de Roraima (SEED-RR) and was a research fellow of the German Chancellor Fellowship for Future Leaders, funded by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, developing a project in International Relations, Public Policy, Development, Civil Society, and Food Banks. He also participated in a project on Race, Development, and Inequality at Vanderbilt University (United States). He has experience in International Relations and the Political Economy of Development, with an emphasis on the countries of the Caucasus—particularly Azerbaijan—and the former Soviet Union; Income Transfer and Social Security Programs, as well as Social Work; University Internationalization Programs (UFRB and UFBA); and Linguistics, with an emphasis on Sociolinguistics and Dialectology, Translation, and Language Teaching.

  • Prof. PhD. Wellington Aragão, Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Baiano

    PhD in Geography from the Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG). He holds a Master’s degree in Geography from the Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB) and a Bachelor’s degree in Geography from the Faculdade de Formação de Professores de Goiana (FFPG). His research focuses on Geography Teaching and Learning; Geographic Scale; Professional and Technological Education; Rural Education; and Family Farming. He completed a doctoral internship at the Institute of Socio-Environmental Studies (IESA) at Universidade Federal de Goiás. He has taught in the undergraduate Geography program at the Universidade Estadual da Paraíba (UEPB–Distance Education) and in the undergraduate Agribusiness Management program at the Instituto Federal do Acre (IFAC). He served as a textbook evaluator for the Programa Nacional do Livro Didático (PNLD). He is a member of the scientific boards of the journals Verde Grande – Geografia e Interdisciplinaridade (UNIMONTES) and Ensino de Geografia (UFPE). Currently, he is a faculty member in Professional, Technical, and Technological Education at the Instituto Federal da Bahia (IFBA).

  • M.Sc. Mauricio Del Nero Oliveira, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP)

    PhD candidate in Architecture, Technology, and City at Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Master’s degree in Architecture and Urbanism from Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie (2024), funded by a CAPES scholarship. Member of the Public Policies and Design Laboratory (LPP / FAU Mackenzie), where he completed a Continuing Teaching Internship in the course Activity 3 – Foundations and Criticism of the Final Graduation Project – International Experimental FGP, serving as a research assistant. Specialist in Journalism from the London School of Journalism (England, 2015). Bachelor’s degree in Architecture and Urbanism from Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie (2007), including an academic exchange program at the Università degli Studi di Firenze (Italy, 2006).

    Works in the field of Architecture and Urbanism, developing residential, corporate, commercial, institutional, and landscape projects, as well as in Communication and Journalism, focusing on the creation, research, and production of texts and books in the areas of architecture, urbanism, and design. Has research experience in Architecture, Urbanism, Communication, and Journalism, with emphasis on the following topics: publications in architecture, urbanism, and design; semiotics; trends; urban regeneration; and urban planning.

  • Alana Gama, Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Baiano

    Undergraduate student in Architecture and Urbanism at the Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia da Bahia (IFBA), Barreiras Campus. Scholarship recipient of the extension project “Barreiras 2050: Designing the Future of Urban Mobility.” Volunteer teaching assistant in the Technical Program in Building Construction at IFBA Barreiras Campus, supporting professors in the course Applied Computing, with an emphasis on the use of AutoCAD.

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SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY IN AGRIBUSINESS CITIES: Urban Requalification Strategies for Barreiras (BA). Brazilian Geographical Journal, Ituiutaba, v. 17, n. 1, p. 1–22, 2026. DOI: 10.14393/BGJ-v17n1-a2026-81650. Disponível em: https://seer.ufu.br/index.php/braziliangeojournal/article/view/81650. Acesso em: 10 jul. 2026.