Abstract:To investigate the urban phenomenon in the Amazon is necessary to observe the cities and communities. Identifying these population nuclei can provide information about where the population is concentrated and how it relates to the space and environment, therefore, how Amazonian urban is structured. This study identified spatial units of human occupation along the Trans-Amazonian Highway (BR-230) by applying remote sensing image processing techniques. The study site is located in Pará state, Brazil, in the muni… Show more
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