Maringá - Urban Landscape and the Open Spaces Ststem

Authors

  • Karin Schwabe Meneguetti Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo, Universidade de São Paulo
  • Renato Leão Rego Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL)
  • Gislaine Elizete Beloto Londrina State University image/svg+xml

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2359-5361.v0i26p29-50

Keywords:

Maringá, Open spaces, Urban landscape, Urban morphology.

Abstract

Maringá has always been a special city. It was a totally planned new town whose planning was based upon an urban model that has been aware of environmental, geographical, hydrographical, and ecological issues, without disregarding aesthetics matters. According to current parameters for urban sustainability, the city still holds reasonable levels of urban qualities, which states that the original urban form was a proper response to natural processes. Originally-planned open spaces have basically preserved their original characteristics over the years. However, recent expansion areas have not reproduced those remarkable spatial characteristics and qualities of the original city layout. Based on this situation, this paper aims to reflect upon Maringa’s landscape and its implications in the present system of urban open spaces.

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Author Biographies

  • Karin Schwabe Meneguetti, Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo, Universidade de São Paulo
    Arquiteta da Universidade Federal do Paraná e doutora pela Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo, Universidade de São Paulo
  • Renato Leão Rego, Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL)
    Arquiteto da Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL) e doutor pela Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.
  • Gislaine Elizete Beloto, Londrina State University
    Arquiteta Universidade Estadual de Londrina e mestre pela Universidade Estadual de Maringá.

References

Published

2009-06-30

Issue

Section

Paisagem Urbana

How to Cite

Meneguetti, K. S., Rego, R. L., & Beloto, G. E. (2009). Maringá - Urban Landscape and the Open Spaces Ststem. Paisagem E Ambiente, 26, 29-50. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2359-5361.v0i26p29-50