PARQUES URBANOS DE PORTO ALEGRE:

ESTRUTURA ORGANIZACIONAL E GESTÃO

Abstract

The objective of this work is to analyze the management of urban parks in Porto Alegre, through the evolution of the organizational structure of the Management Secretariat, the Secretariat for the Environment and Sustainability (SMAMS). Data collection was performed through: literature review on urban park management and planning; document Analysis; analysis of legislations and informal interviews with SMAMS technicians on the current management of the city's parks. From the results, the study seeks to provide a reflection on the current practices of park management, provoking the need to review the applied methods in order to guarantee urban parks of better quality.