The village of Beuningen and three other adjacent settlements have around 26 thousands inhabitants today. A first cycle of urban growth, promoted by the State, occurred approximately twenty years ago in the area, which has recently been passing through a new real estate expansion, as part of a broad process marked by the diminishing public policy on inhabitation and the market consolidation in the housing field. Based on a brief field research, the article analyzes some current social conflicts, critically emphasizing the concept of community and some counterpoints between the rural and urban dimensions, discussing the meanings that such notions have acquired in the present case.
Community and society; Rural and urban; Sociocultural change
