Novos conceitos de engenharia urbana: a experiência do Programa DRENURBS no Córrego Primeiro de Maio em Belo Horizonte

Abstract

This dissertation discusses, from the analysis of the Creeks Environmental Recovering Program in Belo Horizonte (DRENURBS) a Program of Belo Horizonte Municipality (PBH), new urban engineering concepts in urban spaces revitalization. Thus, we evaluated theimplantation of this program in a natural bed creek named 1° de Maio, located in the north region of the city. From this onward, new techniques and methodologies used in Germany to recover rivers in urban areas were addressed, these actions constituting new concepts ofconstructive engineering. Through these concepts, we analyzed the physical and environmental results of the project in the benefited area, using images from before and after the project implementation, with existing photos, maps adapted from Google Images and photographs made in loco. Furthermore, this paper presents and analyzes data from stream water quality at three times, before, during and after the works. The evaluation of the results obtained with Program implementation, an analysis was developed through the enterprises score system to classify urban areas neighborhoods revitalization, adapted from the currentmodel of North American certification. As a basis for reflection, this work tries to show how much the growth of contemporary cities ignored the environmental characteristics in the land occupation process, and the need to adjust soil use to the natural features of sites to be occupied and the possibilities of revitalizing these spaces through new concepts of urban engineering.