Tamanduateí river - spring to its estuary: landscapes's perceptios and parcipatory process

Abstract

This article was based on a dissertation of PHD - thesis submitted to evaluation at University of Architecture and Urbanism of São Paulo State. This proposes to analyze the landscape architect’s contribution to the preservation of Fluvial Landscape. The methodology applied was the “Research-Action”, witch inspired a theorical and empiric thesis that resulted in several work sections with community’s leaders, members of public and private institutions and educational and non governmental organizations. The gain products were two landscape projects in public areas and a documentary video that registrate the whole process of participation, perception and action looking forward the preservation of Tamanduatey’s River spring to its estuary.