INDICADORES PARA ANÁLISE DE ESPAÇOS LIVRES:

ENFOQUE EM PROTEÇÃO E SEGURANÇA

Abstract

This paper is a part of the research entitled "Identification of public living areas and green areas of the municipality of Vitória-ES", developed in partnership between two universities of Espírito Santo. The study analyzes the quality of squares of the municipalities of Vitória and Vila Velha-ES, based on selected indicators and adapted from the Walkability Index (iCam). To this end, the green areas and open spaces of public use of administrative regions of the two municipalities were identified and classified. The indicators used by the research were selected from the Walkability Index (iCam), developed by the Institute of Transportation and Development Policies (ITDP Brasil), considering the adaptations necessary for the application in squares and included other indicators deemed necessary by the research group, totaling 36 indicators, subdivided into 11 attributes and 4 categories, which are: Protection and security; Comfort and image; Access and connections; and Sociability, use and activities. This article presents the results of the application of the indicators of the category "Protection and Security" in Regional 9 - Jardim da Penha/Vitória-ES. With scoring parameter from 0 to 3, "insufficient" to "optimal". Most of the squares had "good" results in average ITDP indicators and "sufficient" in the overall average. The indicators "Energy Efficiency", "Camera" and "Toy material" were mainly responsible for this difference. It is observed the need to apply the indicators of the other categories for a more comprehensive evaluation.