Abstract

DOMIZIO, María Cecilia. The theory of complex systems as an alternative contribution to understanding the process of formation of the heat island in the city of Prudent President (Sao Paulo, Brazil). Bol. estud. geogr. [online]. 2021, n.115, pp.127-152.  Epub June 18, 2023. ISSN 2525-1813.  http://dx.doi.org/10.48162/rev.40.005.

In the city of Presidente Prudente, located in the western state of São Paulo (Brazil), pioneering studies have been carried out in recent decades to verify the existence of the heat island in a city of medium population size, what was traditionally researched in urban agglomerates. These works, which consider urban heat island as a measurable fact, can be complemented with an alternative contribution to deepen their knowledge. Therefore, the present work observes this climatic phenomenon from the Theory of Complex Systems, which allows analyzing its constitution from the main components and its spatial-temporal relations, which allows to know the formation and operation of the prudentine heat island as a system. This vision corroborates the presence of the phenomenon, but in this evolution, there are gaps in some aspects, which leads to the formulation of questions and the use of studies carried out to open new ways of research.

Keywords : urban heat island; theory of complex systems; intermediate cities; evolution of urban phenomenon.

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