Apropriação do espaço e afetividade no Conjunto Habitacional Macapaba/AP

Abstract

Housing is characterized as a basic need and one of the constitutional rights of Brazilian citizens. The meaning attributed to this place is permeated with symbolism, considering the characteristics that guide the relationship between human beings and their environment and the bond established from then on. The work aims to understand the appropriation of space and affectivity of place of residents in an area in a condition of social vulnerability, who were transferred to the Macapaba Housing Complex in the Municipality of Macapá/AP. The area contains apartments that were built to receive 4,366 low-income families assisted by the Minha Casa Minha Vida Program. The participants were six residents who were transferred from the hangover areas of the Perpétuo Socorro neighborhood after being victims of a fire in which they were left homeless. The methodology has a qualitative approach and was based on the study by Bomfim (2010) that articulates concepts of Environmental Psychology and historical-cultural theory. The instruments for data collection were observation and online application of the affective map generator instrument (IGMA). Among the results of the research, the affective image of destruction and pleasantness permeated the experience of the residents in the complex, in the face of feelings of abandonment and insecurity around the blocks, but of attachment to the house. Listening to residents can direct and sensitize the creation of urban policies that prioritize the relationship that the individual establishes with their environment, in order to guarantee respect for the relationships of affectivity and identity with the place.