Parque urbano e ecoturismo: um estudo preliminar no bairro Cohafuma em São Luís – MA

Abstract

The urban parks are public apparatus design for recreation and fun and when focused on ecotourism it ensures environmental preservation, improving the standard of living from the native community. The proposal of this paper aims the elaboration of a preliminary study for the implantation of an urban park in the Cohafuma neighborhood in São Luís, Maranhão. This qualitative and quantitative research took place by means of bibliographic research, through articles, books, monographs, periodicals, municipal, state and federal legislation, seeking support in projects with the same proposal, followed by the Feasibility Study with the Diagnosis of the Space and Conditions of use, where it was observed how the place interacts with the surroundings; the physical structure; circulation conflicts; and how service spaces look like. A questionnaire was applied with closed questions about the user's profile as well as their perceptions about the conditions of Cohafuma neighborhood and possible improvements. The compilation of the collected data was carried out using an Excel Microsoft® spreadsheet and presented through graphs. After analyzing the main concerns, the proposal for an Urban Park and Ecotourism project was developed, where the landscape design plans were prepared with the help of the Software AutoCad, Revit, Scketchup, Canvas, V-ray, Corona academic version. As a result, there is the realization of the diagnosis of the potentialities and problems found in the area under study and of an intervention plan at the level of preliminary Study focusing on the Architectural Party and Program of needs, explaining and exemplifying a way of organizing flows and services in order to guarantee quality to the entire local population, enabling future studies and projects for the studied area.