Métricas Urbanas: sistema (para)métrico para análise e otimização de configurações urbanas de acordo com métricas de avaliação de desempenho

Abstract

This research focuses on the development of a system that articulates performance evaluation metrics to algorithmic-parametric features and functionalities, in order to analyze and optimize different aspects related to the degree of efficiency and to the possibilities of operation of geometric and algebraic configurations of a given urban area. In this context, this thesis deals with the use of computational resources and algorithmic tools specifically designed to assess the performance of urban areas, from the perspective of objectively measurable principles of Transit Oriented Development (TOD), an urban development model aimed at more autonomous and sustainable cities. More specifically, the present research aims at verifying how TOD's measurable, geometric and algebraic (and therefore programmable) attributes can be implemented through a computational model that uses optimization methods to support decision making in urban design processes. Thus, this work is oriented toward the elaboration of a system that can be integrated to urban design processes, providing support to the organization of neighborhoods and cities and contributing to the improvement of analysis and proposition possibilities in urbanistic contexts.