Parque Ecológico para quem?: uma análise morfológica e comportamental do Parque de Bodocongó.

Abstract

In 2017, the Bodocongó weir, an important living memory of the city of Campina Grande, won an ecological park on its margins in celebration of the 100th anniversary of its construction. It was the result of a millionaire investment by the government of Paraíba in partnership with the municipality of Campina Grande and since then, has suffered criticism, mainly about the high value invested. This work seeks to understand more about the users' profile and the park's need program, seeking to investigate by morphological and behavioral analysis if it meets the users' needs, if it’s provided with urbanity, which are the good characteristics that lead users to appropriate the space and that consequently leads to vitality, which would be the presence of people at most times using the space. As a result, it was found that the park has a wide variety of equipment for different age groups and has been improving the quality of life in the neighborhood and in Campina as a whole, at the same time that it needs improvements in its physical structure, mainly maintenance. Thus, it is expected that this work will serve as a parameter on improvements in the Bodocongó Ecological Park and for other future public projects, encouraging each day more public leisure, considering the importance of Public Open Spaces in society is undeniable, as it influences directly in physical and mental health by encouraging social and sports practice, despite the fact that it was often predicted of lack, scarcity or poor conditions of use, further repelling users.