Modelagem paramétrica e os limites dos mecanismos tradicionais de regulação da forma urbana

Abstract

This work reflects upon traditional and static planning modes that use building codes and land use regulations to protect property values. It claims that lack of data visualization has obstructed the assessment of negative impacts of urban regulations on both, urban form and urban development process in general. This problem highlights the need for data production and scenario visualization capable of informing decisions regarding land use regulations. The article presents an alternative method for the definition of urban codes based on a parametric methodology and on Berghauser Pont and Haupt (2009)’s space matrix to discuss the densification of a central neighborhood in Fortaleza. It uses Esri CityEngineTM - a geometric modeling software specialized in urban environment generation from a set of predefined rules - as a tool for putting the method in practice. The research provides evidence of the important role that techniques of modeling/visualizing urban regulations play on the implementation of planning policies. In particular, it stresses how such techniques are capable of relating the general planning goal of densification with the production/design of the built environment, thus confirming the limitations of traditional/static methods of defining urban regulations.