A topofilia dos cidadãos para com o patrimônio natural urbano: O caso da cidade de Coimbra
Resumo
O trabalho em questão analisa, segundo o prisma da Geografia, a
importância do patrimônio natural em ambiente urbano. Como objetivo
principal, pretende compreender a percepção que os residentes na cidade
de Coimbra (Portugal) têm da natureza e do papel que o património
natural pode desempenhar na qualidade de vida da cidade. Para alcançar
esses objetivos, inicia-se o texto com uma reflexão teórica que percorre
conceitos como a topofilia e os olhares sociais sobre o ambiente e a
natureza em contexto citadino. Depois, seguem-se dois procedimentos
diferentes, mas complementares: (1) Como forma de registro da presença e
do estado de conservação da natureza em Coimbra e da interação entre os
cidadãos e o patrimônio natural naquele espaço geográfico, fez-se uma
análise de campo com a montagem de um banco de dados fotográficos que
representam excertos deste território; (2) Inquéritos por meio de
entrevistas, em dois bairros da cidade – Vale das Flores e Monte Formoso
– privilegiando adultos com idades superiores aos 30 anos. Apesar de a
pesquisa ter revelado algumas contradições entre a prática e o discurso
na percepção e na relação topofílica para com as áreas verdes urbanas,
concluiu-se que a presença do patrimônio natural no ambiente urbano
ainda se apresenta como uma questão secundária. Contudo, também se
verificou que, para reforço desta relação simbólica e/ou funcional, o
patrimônio natural deve estar presente em todo o contínuo urbano e não
ficar restrito aos bairros mais elitizados ou aos parques.
Abstract
THE CITIZENS TOPOPHILIA AND THE NATURAL URBAN PATRIMONY: COIMBRA’S CASE STUDY
This paper analyzes the importance of natural patrimony in the urban environment, under the prism of geography. The main objective of this study is to understand how nature is perceived in the city of Coimbra (Portugal) and the role that green areas and natural patrimony has in the quality of urban life. To achieve these objectives, this article discusses the conceptual argument about environmental perception, topophilia and the nature in the city. For this, it was used two different procedures: (1) Field analysis on the city of Coimbra with purpose to setting up a photographic database, to verify the presence, conservation and relationship to the natural patrimony inserted in urban environment; (2) Investigation through interviews in two neighborhoods of the city – Vale das Flores and Monte Formoso. The data revealed that the perception and the topophilic relationship to urban green areas are marked by the contradiction between practice and discourse. It was concluded that the presence of natural patrimony in the urban environment still present itself as a secondary issue. Moreover, it was concluded that to strengthen this relationship symbolically and/or functionally the natural patrimony must be present throughout all the continuous urban areas and should not be restricted to elite neighborhoods or parks.
Abstract
THE CITIZENS TOPOPHILIA AND THE NATURAL URBAN PATRIMONY: COIMBRA’S CASE STUDY
This paper analyzes the importance of natural patrimony in the urban environment, under the prism of geography. The main objective of this study is to understand how nature is perceived in the city of Coimbra (Portugal) and the role that green areas and natural patrimony has in the quality of urban life. To achieve these objectives, this article discusses the conceptual argument about environmental perception, topophilia and the nature in the city. For this, it was used two different procedures: (1) Field analysis on the city of Coimbra with purpose to setting up a photographic database, to verify the presence, conservation and relationship to the natural patrimony inserted in urban environment; (2) Investigation through interviews in two neighborhoods of the city – Vale das Flores and Monte Formoso. The data revealed that the perception and the topophilic relationship to urban green areas are marked by the contradiction between practice and discourse. It was concluded that the presence of natural patrimony in the urban environment still present itself as a secondary issue. Moreover, it was concluded that to strengthen this relationship symbolically and/or functionally the natural patrimony must be present throughout all the continuous urban areas and should not be restricted to elite neighborhoods or parks.
Palavras-chave
Topophilia; Natural Patrimony; Nature; Urban Environment;
Environmental Perception / Topophilia, Natural Patrimony, Nature, Urban
Environment, Environmental Perception
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PDFDOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.9771/1984-5537geo.v8i1.5495
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eletrônico: 1984-5537
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impresso: 1809-189X