Neste trabalho, procurou-se fazer uma análise dos parques urbanos como ambientes restauradores para a saúde das cidades. Justifica-se o estudo pelo reconhecimento da importância dos parques urbanos para as cidades e pelas relações ocorridas entre eles e seus usuários, bem como por sua função de...

Neste trabalho, procurou-se fazer uma análise dos parques urbanos como ambientes restauradores para a saúde das cidades. Justifica-se o estudo pelo reconhecimento da importância dos parques urbanos para as cidades e pelas relações ocorridas entre eles e seus usuários, bem como por sua função de ambiente restaurador. Para esta pesquisa foi escolhido o Parque Estadual do Cocó, em Fortaleza-CE, tendo como objetivo investigar sua atuação como ambiente restaurador e seus impactos sobre a saúde física e psíquica dos seus usuários, de acordo com a percepção destes e embasando-se nos conceitos da Psicologia Ambiental. Este estudo consiste em uma pesquisa qualitativa e exploratória sobre os parques urbanos, com abordagem multimetodológica. Participaram desta pesquisa 50 adultos, de ambos os sexos, frequentadores do Parque para lazer e/ou atividade física, tanto de segunda a sexta quanto aos fins de semana. Além de entrevistas estruturadas, utilizou-se o roteiro de observação/diário de campo para apuração dos dados, seguida de análise de conteúdo (Bardin) e discussão dos resultados. Verificou-se, com os dados coletados, que as pessoas consideram que o parque influencia na melhoria tanto da saúde física, como psíquica, e que os espaços mais ligados à natureza são os preferidos pela maioria, como as trilhas, possibilitando experiências restauradoras para esses indivíduos. Assim, conclui-se que os parques urbanos atuam como dispositivos para a melhoria da saúde nas cidades, reforçando a importância da conscientização das pessoas e autoridades em relação aos cuidados com os parques, que além de funcionarem como bolsões de ar para o entorno, contribuem para a melhoria física, psicológica e social da população.
Palavras-chave: Psicologia Ambiental; Parques Urbanos; Ambientes Restauradores; Saúde.

In this work, an attempt was made to analyze urban parks as restorative environments for the health of cities. The study is justified by the recognition of the importance of urban parks for cities and the relationships between them and their users, as well as their function as a restorative...

In this work, an attempt was made to analyze urban parks as restorative environments for the health of cities. The study is justified by the recognition of the importance of urban parks for cities and the relationships between them and their users, as well as their function as a restorative environment. This study consists of a qualitative and exploratory research on urban parks, with a multi-methodological approach. For this research, the Parque Estadual do Cocó was chosen, in Fortaleza-CE, having as objective, as place for this study. It investigates here to investigate the acting of this park as a restorative environment and its impacts on the physical and psychological health of its users, according to their perception and based on the concepts of Environmental Psychology. This study consists of a qualitative and exploratory research on urban parks, with a multi-methodological approach. To this end, a bibliographic review on the subject in general was carried out, encompassing cities, in a broader way, public spaces and the interrelation between environment and people in urban parks; important concepts of Environmental Psychology were approached, such as affectivity, appropriation and place, up to the concept of restorative environments, permeating urban parks and reaching the Parque Estadual do Cocó (and its role as a restorative environment for the city of Fortaleza). Fifty adults, of both sexes, who attended the Park for leisure and / or physical activity, participated in this research, both from Monday to Friday and at weekends. In addition to structured interviews, the observation script / field diary was used to determine the data, followed by content analysis (Bardin) and discussion of the results. It was verified, with the collected data, that people consider that the park influences in the improvement of both physical and mental health, and that the spaces most connected to nature are the most preferred by the majority, such as the trails, enabling restorative experiences for these individuals. Thus, the study concludes that the study is recognized by the recognition of the importance of urban parks for cities and by the relationships between them and their users, as well as their function as a restorative environment. Those that the urban urban parks act as devices for the improvement of health in urban centers, showing reinforcing the importance of the awareness of people and authorities in relation to the care of the parks, and that besides functioning as air pockets for the surroundings, aiming contribute to the physical, psychological and social improvement of the population.
Keywords: Environmental Psychology; Urban Parks; Restorative Environments; Health