Desenvolvimento espacial e gestão da água: as intervenções de drenagem urbana no Córrego 1° de Maio em Belo Horizonte e no Rio Paciência em São Luís a partir da percepção dos moradores

Abstract

This research aims to stablish through the importance of water and landscape concepts, how it is possible to conect urban development and lanscape perception together with drainage infraestructure and water requalification understanding, tackling the vision of those who live with this type of project, previously approaching the historical evolution of drainage infraestructure within the world and in Brazil, highlighting the drainage issues in this country, approaching also susteinable water reuse policy models as good river management cases are archieved together with the local community. This theoretical sequence contributes for the inhabitants perceptions analisis about space requalification and water use according to the 1º de Maio Stream Park in Belo Horizonte and the insertion point of Paciência river channeling which isis located at MA-201 in São Luís city, at those places were possible to find as a result the diverse approach about water stream problems understanding and spatial development, for example the role of individual and governmental responsability profile, stressing compreehension about the participative notion in the process, the role of space user, post buildedexpectations and finally what means the integration and value of new aspects in the both ventures.Therefore this research results in a social and cultural community profile characterization which stands in space constitution, highlighting the actions that emphasizes water related environmental problems in Brazil. Concluding as main point that the opinion generated by different actors play an important role in public policies applied to urban sensitive water in Brazil.