Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: JULIANA VIEGAS DE LIMA VALVERDE

Uma banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO de DOUTORADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : JULIANA VIEGAS DE LIMA VALVERDE
DATE: 07/06/2022
TIME: 10:30
LOCAL: sala virtual - meet.google.com/pbd-xxem-zzv
TITLE:

Collective environments of coexistence in two Brazilian ecovillages: seeking links between architectural design elements and sustainable ways of living

KEY WORDS:

People-Environment Relationship; Sustainable Way of Life; Intentional Communities; Sustainability; Ecovillage Design

PAGES: 277
BIG AREA: Ciências Sociais Aplicadas
AREA: Arquitetura e Urbanismo
SUBÁREA: Projeto de Arquitetura e Urbanismo
SPECIALTY: Planejamento e Projeto do Espaço Urbano
SUMMARY:

Faced with the current capitalist model, alternative ways of life have emerged seeking changes in relation to environmental impacts, socioeconomic disparities and cultural aspects that exist today. In this context, ecovillages are intentional communities focused on sustainability and self-sufficiency, conceived by participatory projects. In the field of architecture and urbanism, envisioning alternatives to the socio-spatial model in force today implies focusing on human-environmental issues, which involve the tripod of sustainability, and even go beyond it, being essential that many of the current practices are not reproduced in the future. In this field, the notion of community has been shown to be strongly related to sustainability. The proliferation of different types of intentional communities based on Permaculture points to possible ways to solve the global socio-environmental crisis. By being configured as possibilities for sustainable ways of life, these communities can be seen as social experiments of a sustainable future. In this scenario, it is questioned whether Brazilian ecovillages are communities that adopt sustainable ways of life and how the dimensions of sustainability - social, economic, environmental and worldview - can establish links with elements of ecovillage architecture design and if the environments collectives reflect the way of life of the community and are reflected in them. The study has as theoretical and methodological support the fields of Architectural Design and Environmental Psychology, based on three understandings: (i) Sustainable Ways of Life (SVM) involve psychological tendencies and behaviors that reveal a concern with the conditions of the physical environment and with the integrity of the social environment; (ii) Sustainable Behavior (CS) influences the physical environment and the quality of human life; (iii) the design reflects the intentions and desires of those who plan it. Therefore, the object of study is the relationship between Brazilian ecovillage design and MVS, focusing on architectural design elements. The hypothesis build in light of the above is that Brazilian ecovillages present sustainable ways of life, evident through their daily practices, which are imprinted in the way in which their collective environments bring together the various dimensions of sustainability. Thus, the objective of the study, in progress, is to understand the importance of collective environments in ecovillage proposals and projects in the Brazilian context in the light of the literature in the field of person-environment relations. The qualitative research adopted an ethnographic approach and a multi-method approach, reconciling technical assessment and users' perception. For this purpose, a panel of experts and two case studies were carried out in consolidated Brazilian ecovillages. The expert panel aimed to establish relationships between sustainable lifestyles and alternative way of life. The case studies sought to establish links between the way of life and the built environment of the two ecovillages, in order to verify how the collective ambiences, relate to community life and the dimensions of sustainability. This qualification document 2 (pre-defense) presents an initial version of the thesis under development, except for the second case study (conducted, but still being written) and the final analytical chapter (only topicalized), which appear in the summary, but have not been completed.

BANKING MEMBERS:
Presidente - 1149643 - GLEICE VIRGINIA MEDEIROS DE AZAMBUJA ELALI
Interno - 2508732 - HEITOR DE ANDRADE SILVA
Externa ao Programa - 2434544 - FERNANDA FERNANDES GURGEL
Externa à Instituição - HELIANA FARIA METTIG ROCHA - UFBA