Identificação e caracterização de uma nova centralidade urbana a partir do Shopping Pátio Maceió-AL

Abstract

This research is part of the project entitled “Subcenters as new centralities in Maceió” submitted to the Institutional Scientific Initiation Scholarship Program (PIBIC) in the 2017- 2018 cycle and renewing until 2020. This research refers to the 2020 cycle and 2021 in which results were developed and presented on the theme of new centralities in Maceió. Taking into account the importance that Shopping Pátio Maceió has played in establishing a new centrality in its surroundings, specifically with regard to Avenida Cachoeira do Meirim. Given the breadth of areas identified as new centralities in Maceió, this work plan sought to contribute to the understanding of this specific area. As shown by studies developed by the Municipal Secretariat for Territorial Development and Environment (SEDET, 2019). The newcentrality promoted through Shopping Pátio Maceió is classified as a new “centrality of transformation”, which indicates a process that is still ongoing. Making reference to anintense intra-urban restructuring, with the capacity to profoundly change the way in which sociospatial relations occur in this area. This research revealed two main agents that influenced the formation of this new centrality: the municipal government and the real estate sector. Currently, there is a significant centrality in the area corresponding to Avenida Cachoeira do Meirim. And this is mainly due to the presence of the Shopping Center as a space for leisure, social gatherings and consumption. Linked to this, a range of tertiary activities configure Cachoeira do Meirim Avenue as one of the main corridors for multiple activities, given its relevance as the main access route to the Benedito Bentes neighborhood.