O efeito barreira e o “outro lado da pista”: um estudo sobre a cidade de Teotônio Vilela - AL

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the Barrier Effect in the city of Teotônio Vilela - AL in 2020, caused by the Federal Highway BR-101, identifying its main implications for mobility and accessibility of residents of the Sebastião Vilela dos Santos neighborhood, popularly known for the downtown residents as the “outro lado da pista” (other side of the lane). Based on the theoretical framework used, it was possible to understand that the Barrier Effect corresponds to any natural element, installed or built, that prevents the free accessibility of routes, space, furniture or urban equipment, thus, an architectural barrier in urban space, or an environmental barrier. This is a research with a qualitative approach, which had in its technical procedure a review and theoretical survey in authors such as Corrêa (1989; 2001), Santos (2006; 2012), Villaça (2001), Mouette (2004), Souza (2008; 2011), Del Rio (1990) and others, in order to identify the essential concepts and variables to understand the Urban Space and the Barrier Effect. From the study of this theoretical survey, it was possible to develop a research method, based on the application of questionnaires to the population of the area affected by the Barrier Effect. The results show that the Barrier Effect in addition to being present in the study area, affects the mobility of esidents of the neighborhood, in which the difficulty of crossing the highway and the feeling of insecurity are the main influencers of this problem.