ESPAÇO PÚBLICO E LAZER: REFLEXÕES A PARTIR DA CIDADE DE UBERLÂNDIA - MG

Abstract

This article includes considerations activity and its spatiality in the city of Uberlândia – MG, with reference to public leisure spaces. It is part of a research that aims to understand the consumption of urban public space through leisure. The discussion is structured based on a theoretical reflection, which briefly addresses the context of urban space, the insertion of leisure with urban life, the consumption of space through its appropriation by the market and some considerations about public space. The public policies in execution directed to the public free leisure spaces are raised, to analyze their distribution, together with their main equipment present in the sectors of the city.There is a need to reflect on leisure within the scope of urban planning, given that this activity is fundamental for the well-being of the citizen, especially in medium and large cities where the processes of social exclusion and spatial segregation are more latent. Despite the existence of numerous plazas and some public parks, it is necessary to have a leisure program that serves these spaces throughout the city, specifically in the peripheral areas, in addition to expanding their distribution, infrastructure and equipment, especially in public plazas.