Accessibility tourist itineraries: study of the tourism spaces of Poços de Caldas (MG)

• Grant number: 13/21693-4
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: December 01, 2013
• End date: November 30, 2014
• Field of knowledge: Applied Social Sciences - Urban and Regional Planning - Methods and Techniques of Urban and Regional Planning
• Principal Investigator: Renata Cardoso Magagnin
• Grantee: Beatriz Rodrigues Molles
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Arquitetura, Artes e Comunicação (FAAC). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Bauru. Bauru , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This research aims to make a diagnosis of the tourism spaces of the Poços de Caldas city - tourist town located in the south of Minas Gerais - to check if these sites are accessible to all tourists. The methodology consists in the application of questionnaires to the experts and the public, photographic surveys and data collection in the field. As a result, it can be affirmed that this research can contribute to the formulation of municipal policies aimed at providing a better quality of life for users.