A Dinâmica socioespacial no espaço publico urbano: analisando a problemática de apropriação e sociabilidade em alguns espaços na cidade de Montes Claros (MG)

Abstract

A public space reorganization took place on the Brazilian urbanization process, been the open spaces emphasized in the urban structure. As a consequence, studies of the appropriation and social interactions taken in these places have become necessary to comprehend the social-spatial dynamic scenario. The space presents itself as a conglomerate of the community and the impulse for activities that, intended or not, promote the user's contact with some place and raise problems that refer to the utilization, permanence time and appropriations of each public location in the city. This study aimed to analyze the three scales of urban public space in the city of Montes Claros (MG) in order to extract the traits that motivate (or not) users to search for these places. This investigation is justified with the purpose of understanding the socio-spatial dynamics of public spaces in such a city, seeking to identify the appropriation and use in existing public spaces, also seeking to understand how the society-space relationship is configured in each of the scales studied. Urban planning and management committed to promote quality and democratic spaces for everyone are essential for greater appropriation of public spaces by society. This highlights the fundamental popular participation in the directions for the improvement of free spaces in the urban context. Through forms applied to users, it was possible to identify people's needs and desires for each scale of the public spaces analyzed, in order to subsidize public policies that aim to promote greater appropriation and sociability. The expectation of this research is to emphasize a greater participation of the people in public outdoor spaces for collectivity, aiming at increasing socio-spatial practices and maintaining public life in cities.