IMPLEMENTATION, SHUTDOWN AND NEW PERSPECTIVES: A CASE STUDY ON THE TERRITORIAL DIMENSION OF THE SOCIO-SPATIAL IMPACTS RESULTING FROM THE INSTALLATION OF THE ENSEADA DO PARAGUAÇU NAVAL SHIPYARD, IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF MARAGOGIPE/BA

Abstract

This article emerged from the concerns surrounding economic development in the territories raised in the Economic Changes and Territorial Dynamics discipline (PGSS013) of the Postgraduate Program in Social Policy and Territories (PPG POSTERR) at the Federal University of Recôncavo da Bahia (UFRB). It is worth noting that from reading texts that critically analyze the economic developments that have taken place in the Recôncavo Baiano, it was possible to identify the socio-spatial issues surrounding the process and shutdown of the Industrial Naval shipyard, in the district of São Roque do Paraguaçu, in Maragogipe-BA. In this way, this study is supported by theoretical research, based on documentary and iconographic research as well as a bibliographic survey, in which changes in the territory and the new perspectives that have emerged from this economic dynamic were observed. The results reveal a scenario of territorial transformation marked by expectations of development which, due to the interruption of the project, resulted in frustrations and negative impacts on the local community. In short, the analysis highlights the vulnerability of regions dependent on large industrial projects and the need for public policies that take into account not only economic growth, but also social cohesion and territorial stability.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56238/sevened2025.030-080