Adequação do espaço urbano de favelas para prover condições de segurança contra a pandemia da COVID-19: o estudo de caso na Pedreira Prado Lopes, em Belo Horizonte - MG

Abstract

The global crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic brings up the reflection on how the scenario is affecting certain social groups in an asymmetric way. The historical social inequality in the Brazilian context makes slums and vulnerable communities more affected by the effects of the pandemic. Reality shows that, in general, populations living in situations of vulnerability are unable to adapt to Covid-19's control strategies, often due to the inefficiency of urban infrastructure and others due to precarious conditions and high population density. In this sense, the characteristics of urban public spaces are presented as a determining factor in maintaining the health of populations, as their physic aspects can help to mitigate the effects of the pandemic. The main objective of this research is to analyze how the fight against the pandemic has been in Pedreira Prado Lopes, in Belo Horizonte (MG); to point out faced difficulties, the actions that have been adopted and the results in terms of the protection of residents. Based on the information gathered, it will propose an intervention in public spaces, to improve the sanitary conditions of the community, in order to mitigate the effects of Covid-19 in the area.