Sistemas de informações geográficas no estudo da lógica locacional de assentamentos irregulares : o caso de Gravataí – RS

This study investigates the spatial logic of squatter settlements location by using a Geographic Information System – GIS. The process of analysis established, preliminary, the selection and standardization of a set of factors witch we considered influential to the locational issue: (a) slope; (b) distance from water resources; (c) distance from roads; (d) distance from urbanization; (e) distance from industrial zones; (f) distance from preservation areas; (g) average income; and (h) population density. Subsequently, these factors have been integrated into a “Potential Map” through a multi-criteria evaluation method. Finally, potential map have been compared to real location of squatter settlements in Gravataí, RS. The approach developed here has provide information for a better understanding of the topic, which can be used for urban planning purposes.