O reconhecimento dos valores da paisagem cultural pela comunidade e implicações para a política de proteção do Conjunto Moderno da Pampulha

Abstract

This article results of a master’s research that contemplates heritage and cultural landscape contemporary concepts, their repercussions on public policies and management, monitoring and fiscalization practices of historic urban areas with historical and cultural interest, from the incorporation of community values. The study starts from the complexity of managing historic urban sites, to focus on the recognition of their values by the community, with the objective of contributing to the improvement of the conservation strategies of these urban areas, scenarios of permanent change. The Pampulha Modern Ensemble is used as an empirical object to investigate whether the stakeholders in the area perceive the elements and attributes that convey the exceptional universal value of its cultural landscape, linked to the World Heritage title assigned to this property. It is based on the application dossier and on the management and monitoring plan review document submitted to UNESCO and on the identification of asset values by the community through the application of an online questionnaire. The data obtained, treated qualitatively, show great convergence between the elements and attributes of the Pampulha landscape recognized both by specialists and by the community. There is also a consonance between the claims considered necessary by the respondents for better enjoyment of Pampulha and the recommendations of the Management and Monitoring Plan of the Pampulha Modern Ensemble. It understands that the recognition by the community of the attributes and elements of the cultural landscape of the Pampulha Modern Ensemble highlights its importance in the context of the city and contributes to the sustainability of its conservation.