TERRITORIAL SETTLEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS: MAIN LOCATIONAL FACTORS

• Main Authors: Haack, Daniel Mendes Pires, da Costa, Stella Regina Reis, Neto, Julio Vieira, Resende, David Nunes
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Subjects: Bibliometrics; Data collection; Education; Institutions; Regions; Security
• ISSN: 1849-6903; 1849-6903

This work has as its theme the influence of the most relevant locational factors in the process of territorial settlement of educational institutions. Its relevance is perceived through the conception that the locational process of structures properly accomplished is capable of mitigating diverse risks, ranging from issues related to people's comfort to, even, institutional security. As a problem, the questioning about which are the most relevant locational factors that should be considered in the process of territorial settlement of educational institutions stands out. The objective of this study is to identify the main locational factors to be considered in the process of territorial allocation of educational institutions. To this end, a qualitative approach of a basic nature and exploratory objective was used as a methodology, employing a bibliographical and documental review as a procedure. The limitation of this work was that it did not consider locational factors fragmented by geographic regions, and this refinement could be the subject of future studies. As the main result obtained by this research were identified the 9 main locationalfactors capable of influencing the territorial settlement process of educational institutions: accessibility condition; infrastructural conditions for implementation; relationship between demand and the concentration/offering of the service or stuff; disasters risks; comfort index; provision of basic infrastructure; security conditions; gross domestic product per capita; distance from headquarters. Among the practical implications of this work, the contribution to the deepening of existing knowledge about the locational factors that affect the territorial location of educational institutions stands out, as well as the possibility of associating the 9 main locational factors identified by this study with the decision support models in order to enable a greater degree of efficiency in the territorial dispersion process of institutions of an educational nature.