Inclusão social em áreas públicas de lazer: um estudo no Museu Parque Municipal da Baronesa, na cidade de Pelotas/RS

Abstract

Due to their inclusive character, public spaces can act as a builder of social identity due to the diversity of people in their surroundings. It can be said that through this social inclusion and an autonomous use and appropriation, the affective bond of users with leisure environments can be expanded. Thus, planning that seeks to reconcile the physical characteristics of space with the characteristics of human diversity would be a great gain for the quality of life in public spaces. Universal design can be directly applied to leisure area projects, as it considers the spatial needs of all users, thus proposing equal participation in the different forms of use of spaces and their furniture. Because of this appreciation of the bond between environment and user, the feeling of place can be acquired. Sense of place is a variation of the English term Sense of place, and concerns the emotional attachment that people acquire to environments. Since this attachment can arise through affective memories about the space, various activities carried out there and social bonds between people. Based on this information, the objective of this study is to identify ways to promote social inclusion in leisure spaces, aiming to contribute with design recommendations for urban public spaces that provide an autonomous use and access, conditioning the construction of the feeling of place of those who uses. To achieve this objective, a case study was proposed at the Museu Parque Municipal da Baronesa, located in the city of Pelotas, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, the qualitative research carried out a series of methods such as: bibliographic survey, exploratory research, walking interview, document analysis, analysis of photographs and sentences sent by Park users and behavioral mapping. The main results of this work refer to the historical acceptance of users with the place, social identity, feeling of insecurity and accessibility that needs major adjustments. Based on these results, some guidelines were proposed that may be useful when it comes to an accessible planning of Urban Parks, aiming to reinforce the person and environment identity, without segregation. Based on the study, it was possible to observe the link between the concepts of social inclusion and a sense of place. To have social inclusion it is necessary to respect the characteristics of human diversity, designing spaces and not adapting them, attracting users and reinforcing them. the link with the place, through a diverse interaction.