A legibilidade ambiental em cidades Amazônicas

Abstract

This thesis was developed in order to analyze the environmental legibility in the cities of Manaus, Manacapuru and Rio Preto da Eva, State of Amazonas, Brazil. We sought to understand the environmental perception on the perspective of the systemic paradigm in order to highlight the imageability and legibility of urbanites elements in theses cities. This research mapped out on the multiple case study replication, relying on in interview, questionnaire, delphi technique, field diary and observation in locus. In this way, trails were set in order to not only head the collection of data by direct observation but also feed information to the diary. As to respondents, these one had opportunity to draw their respective city where they has been living, and so they might list some remarkable and essential elements to the memory of a imagery reality. Moreover, a focus of systems was given to the research enhancing the idea that they involve connectivity, integration and totality. The aim of the systemic paradigm allowed to figure out the need for legibility paradigm for the cities which have been studied and also the lack of political leadership realize certain dimension of urban and spatial planning, aiming at treasuring better ways of urbanization, afforestation, and with priority being given to the urban elements and environmental practices for a more assertive city. Furthermore, specific and free softwares were used for projecting the image of each city. This study also broaches the ecological historicity in each city under the perspective of application and understanding in the dialogical process of transformation of urban settings as well as the influence on the current design of the cities chosen for the accomplishment of this research; tabulation of data collected was done by means of the application of identification model in regards to urbanites elements mentioned by Lynch (2011): landmark, nodal point, boundaries, roads and neighborhoods. Another part of the data was analyzed following the same logic of applied instrument (questionnaire) such as: visibility, structural changes and capitalists, design of streets and qualities as to the form. At the end, the proposal brings a new conceptual episteme, which contemplates the understanding of the emergence of two matrices: one named ecocentric urban design matrix and the other capitalist urban design matrix. At last, we have the confirmation of the thesis whose assertation stands out the environmental image of the cities of Manaus, Manacapuru and Rio Preto da Eva has their legibility defined by the developmental characteristic and industrial expansion, and not effectively brings on a city environmentally "visible". This is because the legibility of them, in light of the systemic conception contradicts the imageability brought about by the logic of capitalism