A vida urbana transformada a partir da valoração da caminhabilidade. Explorações Urbanas em Zaragoza (ES)

• Autor(a) principal: Oliveira, Liliane Torres de
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Tipo de documento: Tese
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UFSCAR
• Texto Completo: https://repositorio.ufscar.br/handle/ufscar/13818
• topic: Caminhabilidade urbana; Pedestre; Espaço público; Rede para Pedestres; Urban walkability; Pedestrian; Public space; Pedestrian Network; Caminabilidad urbana; Peatones; Espacio público; Red peatonal; Zaragoza; CIENCIAS SOCIAIS APLICADAS::ARQUITETURA E URBANISMO; ENGENHARIAS

Urban walkability, an insurgent topic in contemporaneity, brings us new perspectives for the qualitative improvement of the urban environment in relation to the human scale. Since the exacerbated growth of cities in the 20th century and the phenomenon of urban sprawl, the predominance of motorised transport as the main means of displacement, we have observed the unfair overlapping of pedestrian space by that modal and the consequent devaluation of public space. Theoretical debates on the subject, especially since the 1960s, have gradually promoted rethinking about cities, and the contemporary way of life in the social, economic and environmental sphere. In this multifaceted context, walkability stands out as a qualitative value because it is able to establish connections with the public space and develop the relationship of belonging with the city environment. In this way, this investigation was based on a dialectical analysis between concepts, theories and practical experiences of plans and projects as a way to identify the guidelines and the essential elements of design for the valuation of urban walkability. As a practical experience, the city of Zaragoza (Spain) has in recent years presented a development process in its plans, projects and urban requalifications, which culminated in new perspectives and spatial concreteness for walking with the Pedestrian Network. As a result, it was possible to synthesize the guidelines for the formation of the Pedestrian Network and the design elements for assessing walkability. In view of the complexity that urban walking encompasses, this study shows that the concept of the Pedestrian Network is the main way of valuing walking in the urban space, as this is the most egalitarian way of moving and experiencing our cities.