The public space in the central areas: the street as reference - a study of case in Uberlândia-MG / "O espaço público nas áreas centrais: a rua como referência - um estudo de caso em Uberlândia-MG "

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2002

RESUMO

The emphasis in broaching a thesis subject which reflections and analysis deal whith the relationship between men and downtown areas, having the “street” as a reference, reflects a concern, as a urban space researcher, of a problem that grows in our cities, the gradual lost of recreational and social public spaces. This urban problematic has been growing for decades as the so called “common space” is rapidly depreciated and lost its functions, as a consequence of the “public men loss of importance” process and the growth of the private sphere in the urban areas, leading to a growing search of private spaces for shopping, leisure, culture and sports, therefore supporting the strong advance of the private iniciative in (re)adequacy the public space and its “management”. This research had as objective the evaluation of the currently use of the public space in downtown areas of the city, identifying the variables that led and still lead to its fast depreciation and loss of function, therefore proposing adequated means of use and destination of this space for the hole population. It was observed that there is no real concearn in creating public policies that lead to a readaptation of the public space in the downtown areas, giving it back to all citizens, indistinctly, for those confront with priorities that preserve the values of the medium and high income groups. Therefore it s necessary to recompose the pedestrian public space. The public departments responsible for the transport planning and management, and also for the urban planing, should work together with the community and researchers of various areas of knowledge to create a forum where new forms of intervention in the urban space may be created, integrating technical, social, economical and cultural aspects and helping to rethink the city in short, medium and long terms. It is currently seen, in many cities, a great effort to recuperate the historical spaces; but it can be asked if those attempts of rescuing the history, the identity and the memory of this patrimony is not just a necessity of reassuring the system itself. The mere esthetical recuperation does not lead to a satisfactory result; it lacks the recuperation of the historically important and significant symbols and the real devolution of the public space to the citizens. The creation of pedestrian streets, the widening of sideways and its adequation to handicaps, bicycles streets, bus tracks, implementation of informal commerce spaces, sociability and leisure areas, popular restaurants and others solutions can be implemented, in a process of revitalizing downtown areas, with the objective of transforming this space in a pleasant ambient, giving it back to the population, considering as vital the effective participation of all involved agents. Considering that, the public space in the streets must be rediscussed in a search for its historical-social and cultural reality, its subjective construction, a place where people can identify with each other by common symbols, representations and mediations, so that it can be effectively transformed in a socializing space, a humanized space.

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Área central planejamento urbano e de transporte rua public space espaço público urban and transport planing street geografia urbana downtown area

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