REVALORIZATION OF HISTORICAL HERITAGE IN INDUSTRIAL AREAS: THE CASE OF THE 4TH DISTRICT IN PORTO ALEGRE - RS

Abstract

This research presents the urban cultural patrimony, taken as an element of spatial revaluation, considering the matter of the 4th District in Porto Alegre – RS, an old industrial area, currently devoid of economic and demographic dynamism. It identifies the preservation of the urban form, evoking aesthetical elements of the cultural patrimony, whereas the substitution of the functions aims the recovery of its economic dynamism. In this context, agents focused on creative economy emerge and settle in the area, until then, considered unattractive. After the arrival of these pioneer classes, public sector and real estate developers seek to requalify the region, using patrimony as a strategy of economical revaluation. The emergence of specific regulations, that surpass the city's Masterplan, raise the questioning of effectiveness of citizen participation in decision-making spaces of urban planning.