SILVA, Mônica P.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/4674730562821610; SILVA, Mônica Pires da.
Abstract:
The study aimed to identify and classify the resignifications that were established by
people’s appropriation of objects found in Campina Grande’s Historical Centre, in the
state of Paraíba. This study is categorized as basic, phenomenological, and
exploratory research, and it is organized into five distinct stages. First, the collection of
data was completed, followed by the observation of said data, in which provided
questions that would guide and deepen the analysis. The data was subsequently
classified into four categories (displacement, adaptation, extension and deviation) and
commented on. Next, in the analysis structure, the data was organized using different
perspectives, such as a macro approach, based on Akrich (1998), and a detail-oriented
approach, by Suri (2005). Finally, in the results, the "displacement" category had the
highest incidence of appropriations, characterized by the lowest planning level. In the
"adaptation" and "extension" categories it was revealed appropriations that actively
function in urban environment, while in “deviation”, appropriations of unused objects or
those that are at the end of their useful life cycle are observed. The research results
contributed to the understanding of the appropriations of objects in urban space, and
may have theoretical and practical applications, that is, offering subsidies for the
development or improvement of products that serve people who conduct different
types of activities in urban spaces.
