Experiências afetivas e o senso de lugar: interações entre jovens e idosos no espaço urbano

Abstract

The encounter between different generations in the public space has been pointed out as an indicator/possibility of improving the quality of the environment and the life of the populations. Intergenerational relationships and affectivity enable the transmission, reproduction and transformation of the social world in their ethical and political contexts, where affections are a mediating and potentiating dimension of this process of action/transformation of city spaces. However, even if there is an evolution in the production of research involving intergenerational relationships in urban spaces, there are still few studies that focus on affectivity and a sense of place. Through a socio-environmental and affective perspective, this research has the general objective: develop recommendations for guidelines for urban policies in the city based on the interaction between young and old and on the sense of place, in order to promote the enhancement of urban life. The specific objectives are: (i) to analyze intergenerationality with an emphasis on the relationships established in urban spaces, their links with the place and how these can contribute to the enhancement of urban life; (ii) characterize and map the study neighborhood in its socio-physical and affective aspects that corroborate with the potentialization of the generational encounter and urban life; and (iii) understand from the investigations how the interaction between generations based on appropriations and affections can cooperate with the enhancement of person/environment relationships and urban life. The study has an exploratory character with a qualitative approach, with the development of a case study in the Vicente Pinzón neighborhood, in the city of Fortaleza/CE, in which bibliographic and documentary research, observations, physical survey, semi-structured interviews and affective maps were used. The survey results, in general, indicate a positive quality pointed out among young and elderly residents in relation to the Vicente Pinzón neighborhood, however, a constant general dissatisfaction with insecurity and the neglect of the place by the public power is also perceived. Even so, the community demonstrates a constant willingness to manage its spaces in order to contribute to the enhancement of its territory, demonstrating resistance. Finally, recommendations are made for urban guidelines for a vulnerable environment based on a sense of place and intergenerational relationships.