O Sujeito e o Espaço Vivido: requalificação da Praça do Comércio e seu entorno em Zé Doca – MA

Abstract

The rapid process of urbanization, caused by the migration of people from rural areas to urban areas, culminating in disorderly growth of cities, inequalities in the right to the city and in access with quality and equity to open public spaces, presents an urban planning challenge from the earliest times. small cities, as observed in Zé Doca - MA. Case studies of small and mediumsized urban centers improve understanding of the urban and rural network, which brings a broader view of the Brazilian reality in this sense, and the possibility of intervention from the initial years of growth and development of cities. In this way, the study of the socio-spatial configurations of public spaces and urban design in the center of Zé Doca, the reading and experimentation of the landscape of environmental and cultural plans, seeking to intensify its potential (especially, with regard to the pedestrian) and propose incidents in its possible complications, if necessary. Thus, we sought to a) Diagnose the conditions of accessibility and infrastructure of different existing modes of transport and their intersections in the public open spaces of Praça do Comércio in Zé Doca - MA and its surroundings; b) Integrate walkability/active mobility in a profitable and safe way with other existing modes of transport; c) Develop strategies that promote carrying out existing activities and living in the city at different times, in accessible and inviting spaces. The methodology of this research is qualitative with a descriptive and exploratory character, consisting of six stages, consisting of bibliographical and documentary surveys, field research - where architectural physical surveys and photographic records of the study area were carried out - elaboration of diagnoses, based on the search. Textual, literary and graphic elaboration. The requalification proposal in a preliminary study of the study area, presents four sectors: commercial, recreational, cultural and mobility, seeking a balance between all the applied modes of transport, creating or increasing stretches of existing sidewalks, reallocating spaces for the implementation of the bike lane, parking lots and roads with horizontal signage, maintaining all the existing tree mass, to exemplify that with small changes, it is possible to transform an area into walkable urbanism, in a safe and profitable way.