Metodologia para avaliação da acessibilidade na localização de escolas públicas do ensino fundamental. Estudo de Caso: Fortaleza

• Autor(a) principal: Holanda, Danielle Costa de
• Data de Publicação: 2006
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)
• Texto Completo: http://www.repositorio.ufc.br/handle/riufc/4908
• topic: Transportes; Localização de facilidades; Escolas públicas - Localização; Trânsito urbano

The fast growth of Brazilian cities, the technical advances of the transportation sector and the constant rise of the land value constitute a phenomenon that makes difficult the availability of terrains for school buildings. That means an unfavorable index of attendance of potential clients. The problem is aggravated by the reservation of inadequate areas for that purpose, even satisfying the established land share.The problems are such as inadequate localization conditions, dimensions, soil, topography, accessibility and security. Conflicts in the circulation and accessibility have been aggravating in public elementary schools areas, considering the characteristics of the students and their transportation mode, the schools localization in roads with heavy traffic flow and poor walking and other transportation facilities. That end up making unsafe the journey home-school-home. Starting from this difficult context, this research presents a methodology for the evaluation of the accessibility in the localization of these schools, considering the road network and its hierarchy, aiming the minimization of the negative impacts in this trip. This methodology was applied for the case of the city of Fortaleza. A survey was carried out about social, economic, and population aspects, road security, and mobility and urban accessibility; analysis of the distribution of the schools on the road network and its hierarchy; and the verification of the used transportation modes and conditions of the students journey to and from school. From the analysis of the acquired information and data, it was possible to identify the main difficulties of traveling to school and to define a set of actions to improve the knowledge and to intervene in the urban accessibility of the students. This methodology can assist the authorities in the definition of placement of new schools, relocation of existing ones and improvements in the students routes, aiming at the safety and comfort in these trips. That can be achieved through measures in the areas of transportation, circulation and urban planning.