VITALIDADE EM ESPAÇOS PÚBLICOS NA CIDADE DE JUIZ DE FORA

Abstract

This article is based on an unfolding of a master's thesis of the Post-Graduate Program in Built Environment of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora. This work aims to investigate the time of day with greater frequency and diversity of people in the squares of Juiz de Fora, as their particularities, characterizing the urban vitality in the Public Spaces of the city. For that, a sample of four squares with different income and demographic density. The counting of people in loco was carried out, in eight days of the year distributed in the four seasons of the year as much in days of the week as in days of the weekend. These measurements were taken in the morning, afternoon and evening shifts. From the data collected it was noticed that the days with the greatest number of people are the weekends of autumn both in the afternoon and in the evening. This work has as the main contribution to the demonstration of the particularities of spaces with bigger urban vitality, in order to indicate to the public power which should be taken into account when designing new squares, as well as possible modifications in existing ones.