O precesso de reorganizaÃÃo espacial da hotelaria do Recife

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2007

RESUMO

Currently the city of Recife presents two distinct concentration areas of objects related to lodging. However, it is possible to affirm that these objects have suffered modifications throughout time, influenced by a system of actions that contributes to the process of the geographic space production. This is observed when one analyzes the loss of value of the center area and the sprouting of the area of Boa Viagem, which, for its valorization throughout time, received massive investment for the construction of hotel establishments of higher standard, in detriment of the depreciation of the traditional center area of the city, given that the hotels in this area are obsolete, with familiar structures of organization, not assimilating, therefore, the rules of modernity, different from previous times. Having that in view, the present study intends to analyze the spatial organization of the hotels in the city of Recife, emphasizing how the concentration of these lodging objects in Boa Viagem happened and the marginalization that the hotels located in the traditional city center area have suffered. This distribution presents itself, therefore, as a spatial fragmentation that defined a hierarchy of the activities performed in the places considered in this research. There are, however, indications that the central area initiated a process of (re)valorization, through actions carried on by public organisms, what may contribute to the reorganization of the hotels in Recife. The reason that motivated this research lies in the lack of information related to the subject referred here, since the study of the tourism in urban areas is not yet common, even more when concerning hotel network. The time period considered for the study starts from the decade of 1980, when the concentration of hotels in the quarter of Boa Viagem became more evident, until the present historical moment. The research contemplates, from a spatial point of view, the relevant quarters in the economic, touristic and lodging context in the city considered, namely Boa Viagem, Derby, Ilha do Leite, SÃo JosÃ, Santo Antonio and Boa Vista. In order to achieve the main objective of this study, different research approaches were necessary, among them bibliographical research, both through hard copy and electronic articles, and documental research. It was also necessary to map the location of the hotels considered in the study. Questionnaires were given to tourists and guests of the two areas, attempting to identify peculiarities between the guests in Boa Viagem and in the central area. These distinctions were also strengthened through interviews with the owners and entrepreneurs of the hotels

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geografia marginalizaÃÃo hotels organizaÃÃo espacial valorizaÃÃo spatial organization valorization marginalization hotÃis

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