A relação das pessoas com a paisagem do Parque Urbano da Orla do Guaíba: usos, apropriações e interações em tempos de pandemia da covid-19

Abstract

Public Spaces for leisure and recreation, specially when waterfronted, have an integrated and systemic design with the urban fabric of cities. This research aims to understand and analyze the perception, use, interaction and affection of users at an urban park during the covid-19 (Sars-COV-2) pandemic, having as a case of study the Orla do Guaíba Urban Park, located in Porto Alegre, capital of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, on the shores of Lake Guaíba. The research is exploratory, qualitative and quantitative, divided into four steps: theoretical and documentary approach, characterization and definition of the study area, behavioral analysis and users perception. Each procedure is composed the one or more methods that build the results obtained in a complementary way. With this research, it was possible to understand the importance of Public Spaces in this period, places that serve both psychological and physical escape valve, especially during the pandemic.