Espaços públicos de lazer e sua potencialidade para o turismo: um estudo de caso em Presidente Prudente - SP

• Autor(a) principal: Santos, Victor Hernandes Alves dos
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Tipo de documento: Trabalho de conclusão de curso
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/11449/214289
• topic: Tourism; Planning; Public Spaces; Leisure; Urban parks; Planificación; Espacios públicos; Turismo; Planejamento; Espaços Públicos; Lazer; Parque do Povo; Ócio; Presidente Prudente (SP); Parques urbanos

This study aimed to analyze the issue of public leisure spaces and the potential that these spaces present for Tourism, through a case study located in the city of Presidente Prudente - SP. Thus, the work presented as its main objective, to support the theory about public spaces and possible relationships to be established between space, Tourism and leisure, where we sought to understand the importance that this typology of space presents, and to reach these conclusions, we analyzed the potential that exists in the Parque do Povo, in Presidente Prudente in relation to Tourism, taking into account the fact that the space is not only used by the residents of the municipality, but also by visitors in the area. Previous studies were able to point out the relevance of understanding about the advantage of Tourism regarding public leisure spaces, however, the offer of the present study, is based on the need for understanding with regard to public leisure spaces, particularly the Parque do Povo, given the importance of this space for the locality society, and also for the use of it by visitors. The study presented as methodological procedures the bibliographic study, which was responsible for providing important concepts about points relevant to the development of the study. A documentary analysis, aiming to obtain information about the object of study through documents, the analysis of visitors comments through the TripAdvisor platform, and the conduct of interviews with the hosting media that are close to the destination, so that analyses were carried out in order to contemplate the problem of the study. As results, it was observed the potential of the space for tourism in the city and region, since the Park presents several infrastructures that can be used as tourist infrastructures, the space is a place for several events that are capable of attracting tourists to the region, besides the fact that, when analyzing the comments of visitors on site and interviews with the means of lodging, one can see the high degree of tourist potential presented by the Park. The conclusions that could be realized is that the Parque do Povo is a space with high opportunities for carrying out tourist activities, and should be better analyzed and used at a level of municipal planning to consolidate itself as an attraction that is able to attract even more a number of tourists, which in a way, aid in urban development and brings several benefits to local society, since one perceives the positive influence of tourism activities in a locality,