O uso da bicicleta na orla da Lagoa da Pampulha: relações entre requalificações urbanas, o direito à cidade e experiências de lazer nos espaços públicos

• Ano de defesa: 2018
• Autor(a) principal: Ludmila Miranda Sartori
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; UFMG
• Palavras-chave em Português: Apropriação; Orla da Lagoa da Pampulha; Bicicleta; Requalificações Urbanas; Lazer
• Link de acesso: http://hdl.handle.net/1843/BUOS-B6SJ4D

The Pampulha Lake Complex (CP), an important leisure place of Belo Horizonte, counted with several urban reforms in the past few years. These interventions happened in the context of the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the pursuit of the World Heritage of Humanity, by the Pampulha Architectural and Landscape Complex. The aim of this qualitative study was to describe and analyze these changes, searching their possible effects in the lakes margins appropriation, especially those related to cycling. To collect information, documental research, field observations and semistructured interviews were used. These reforms were in the city plans for years, however, they were anticipated or potentialized due to these events. The changes implemented in courts and scenic view spots, walking and cycling tracks, improvements in the illumination and waters lake quality invite people to the public space and encourage them to bodily practices. The Dino Barbieri Court reform brought significant enhancements for the area, as it designated a new qualified spot which used to be a passage for cars transit for leisure practices. One of the main changes reported by the interviewees was the increased number and diversity of people who started to visit the lakes margin in the past few years which is also related with security and commercial activity improvements. The lakes margin is historically known for its bicycle culture, consequently, the cycleways implemented and requalified in 2013 potentialized the bicycle use. The new structure construction was followed by conflicts and disputes: the cycleway struggles to fit the diversity and quantity of cyclists that started to use it, especially on the weekends. However, due to the lack of places like this in Belo Horizonte and the streets insecurity, the lakes margin is one of the main sites in the city to cycle with safety. The cyclists find many ways to cycle and use the structure. Their reports show that the bicycle use is related with many elements associated with leisure, like: distraction, socialization and nature/landscape contemplation. Relations with health/quality of life and urban mobility were also present. The interviewees bring insights of how the lakes margin appropriation can be related with belonging and proximity feelings with the place. Although, their speech shows a lack of interest in the margins cultural buildings. It was concluded that these reforms undertaken in the margins lake among 2013 and 2016 resulted in a greater access to this leisure equipment in the past few years. Besides the several problems that characterizes the cycleway and the maintenance needs, this structure amplified the bicycle use in the place, furthermore, it plays an important role in promoting the bicycle culture in Belo Horizonte.