Lugar de mulher é na cidade: desenho urbano para inclusão de gênero na cidade de Uberlândia

Abstract

The starting point of the present work is the understanding that relations of gender domination, such as social relations, materialize in the urban space. And the result is the unequal way in which women access urban spaces, equipment, services and opportunities. In this way the general objective of the work is the development and application of methods for the inclusion of gender in urban spaces, having as object the city of Uberlândia, from planning guidelines and urban design proposals. To this end, it is understood the inclusion of gender in urban space as an instrument for the fulfillment of the social function of the city, using drawing and urban planning as tools of political and ideological intent, which in this work seek to achieve both the inclusion of gender as well as the fulfillment of the social function of the land. Thus, the method is elaborated in three fronts, that relate and combined support the proposed product of this work. The first front of quantitative and qualitative analyzes, both of the data referring to the city of Uberlândia from reference as well as the existing projects and policies and their influence on gender issues. Combine the participation of the population in question, women from the city of Uberlândia, understanding the need to specialize the demands of urban subjects. The last axis, the drawing, as propositional expression of the conclusions and guidelines elaborated the end of the research. Therefore, in accordance with the specific objectives for this dissertation, guidelines and proposals for action, intervention and urban ambience are developed respond to the demands raised by the analyzes of the questionnaires and socio-economic and cultural data of the object. These proposals and guidelines seek to exert practical results in the relation of women to urban space, in order to correspond to what was raised by the questionnaires. Intervening in the different scales of urban space, city, neighborhood and street / block, and addressing the thematic dimensions of methodology, access to spaces, combating sexuality, safety and socio-economic vulnerability. Thinking of proposals that overlap those scales and dimensions. It is believed that this work has generated specific results of drawing and urban guidelines for the city of Uberlândia, conditions for the advancement of urban policies, guidelines and to think of cities that are affirmative and that against oppression and gender violence. Subsidizing, thus, methodological discussions and bringing a compilation of design solutions that articulate the theme of interest.