Geografia, saúde e ambiente: zonas de coexistência nos centros urbanos

Abstract

The present work entitled “Geography, Health and Environment: Zone of Coexistence in Urban Centers” has the objective of the dissertation to enable the effectiveness and organization of urban mobility as shared areas or zones of coexistence. The research methodology consisted of analyzing the experiences in the city of Porto in Portugal and Benidorm in Spain, whose analysis involved the observation of urban roads, urban equipment, photographic records, consultations with the bodies responsible for implementation and monitoring. Both cities implemented coexistence zones in the urban environment with the aim of qualifying urban spaces and, above all, implementing spaces that articulate urban mobility, health and environmental quality. It serves the context of creating healthier cities for its inhabitants and reducing sources of air and noise pollution, observing the cities that do not have these spaces without forgetting their realities, focusing on the neediest, the peripheral areas, the agglomerations, among others. city of Maceió-AL, but precisely the Benedito Bentes neighborhood, becomes the focus from the field classes carried out to reflect the concept of Coexistence Zones (ZC) from the experiences of other countries for possible support in Urban Planning and in the Master Plan of the city of Maceió. The Coexistence Zones are, more and more, assumed as one of the many promising solutions, which allow to combine the traffic management with the urban design, physical and mental health of a certain population. Therefore, coexistence zones are environments that can promote safety, attractiveness and quality of life in the urban environment.