Saúde urbana: o uso da sintaxe espacial para criação de modelos de espaços obesogênicos

Abstract

Recognizing the important correlation between food environments, their constituents, their dynamics and their relationship to obesogenicity, this article investigates the configurational approaches of urban theories as a tool to support research in health and urban space. We used Space Syntax theory and 'Urban Network Analysis' tool to calculate the centrality by attraction of buildings, using a case study the neighborhood Santa Tereza, in Belo Horizonte. We georeference all establishments where food is stored, sold and consumed and we use the network analysis module of the Arcmap/ArcGIS software. We rescued narratives from the studied area, contrasting them with the results when they were discussed. Lastly, in order to compose a more accurate gravitational index of buildings, we conjectured to do, with inspiration in Drake's equation, which intends to calculate the number N of civilizations in the Milky Way, elaborating an algorithm from the unfolding of the heterogeneous parts and multiplied by the probabilities of food system interaction. As a result, we concluded about the efficiency of the Space Syntax resources, broadering the studied problem to be connected with other future studies.