Espaço público e Vida pública: Análise de uso e comportamento da população nos espaços livres públicos em João Pessoa-PB durante a pandemia da Covid-19

Abstract

Throughout the course of history urban life has undergone significant changes, diseases and pandemics are examples of factors that contributed to these shifts in urban design, but also in the habits of the inhabitants. The Covid-19 pandemic, declared on March 11, 2020 by the World Health Organization, brought about an alteration in behavior around the world regarding the use of public open spaces. During rigid periods of lockdown, the use of urban spaces was restricted. The impacts of the disease were observed by researchers from different areas due to its repercussions in various areas of life. Thus, the present paper is based on the development of a research with the aim of analyzing the use and behavior of the population in public open spaces in João Pessoa - PB during the Covid-19 pandemic. This study gathered a sample of 107 respondents, over 18 years old, residing in João Pessoa - PB. The study was structured in three methodological stages: theoretical, investigation and diagnosis. Investigations carried out in 2020 by Gehl Architects and the Global Cities Program at the IEA USP guided the methods of applying the on-line survey of this Final Senior Thesis.