Espaço urbano e percepção do ambiente na avenida litorânea em São Luís do Maranhão

Abstract

The present work aims at theoretical discussion of the environmental perception of urban space in the "Coastal Highway" in Sao Luis do Maranhao, showing the social, structural and geomorphological features of both natural and built environment of the area concerned to their contiguous range . The proposed study has as problematic forms of awareness from the social relations of users and sensitive to the urban space, after the construction of the Coastal Highway in the last two decades. This way, we also propose the uses of an analysis of the structural elements urban´s design for the area considering the relationship between space and environment. The issue also involves urban issues and urban planning instruments and environmental perception of space in the city.