Spaces & Flows: Ninth International Conference on Urban and ExtraUrban Studies

Abstract

This research was based on the analysis of the spatial occupation of the Main Square of Yumbel, with the purpose of relating the uses and social practices, with its respective spatial design. To do this, the function of the projected spaces was related to the social practices that these spaces make possible, revealing whether there is coherence or incoherence considering function and use. Using observation, semi-structured interview and planimetric analysis, as data collection techniques. Main results indicated that, the good use of the public space would be linked to the elements that make up the design of the main square, generating a diversity of acts and appropriations, which are more significant during religious festivities carried out either by the inhabitant of the city or the visitor.