l'EXPANSION Urbaine De Foz Do Iguaçu Sous Le Prisme De l'USAGE De l'EAU Et l'APPROPRIATION Du Relief

Foz do Iguaçu is characterized by strong State action as a producer of urban space, especially after the second half of the 20th century. Works, such as the international connection bridges with Paraguay and Argentina, and the Itaipu hydroelectric power plant were built by the action of the State. This strongly contributed to the population increase after the 1960s, which concomitantly generated the expansion of the urban fabric, occupying new lands, in different relief compartments and confining river channels that meander through the city. Thus, we describe this process in this article, through the temporal analysis of documents, aerial photos and satellite images.