CAN I GO ON FOOT? ICAM AS AN INSTRUMENT FOR ASSESSING WALKABILITY IN THE ROSA MÍSTICA COMMUNITY, CAMPINA GRANDE

Abstract

Walkability plays an important role in social well-being and the appreciation of public areas, and refers to the characteristics of the urban environment that affect pedestrian mobility. Therefore, the objective of this work is to evaluate how the methodology of iCam(2.0), an analysis tool of the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP), is able to measure walkability in precarious settlements. The study object is thecommunity of Rosa Mística in Campina Grande - PB, whose occupation began in the 1940s. The irregular occupation with precarious housing in a risk area, on the banks of Riacho das Piabas, combined with the lack
of infrastructure in some areas, hinders the walkability conditions for its residents. This way, it was possible to understand the main factors that interfere with local walkability and identify that must be made, as well as understand the weaknesses of the method when applied in an area with such specificities.

Keywords: Walkability, Urban Mobility, Precarious Settlements.