Cálculo de indicadores de mobilidade urbana sustentável para o município de Jataí-GO: vazios urbanos e densidade populacional urbana

Abstract

With the continuous development of large urban centers, urban planning is of paramount importance. In this context, the Sustainable Urban Mobility Index - IMUS developed by Costa (2008), is a tool designed to evaluate and monitor the sustainability of mobility in cities with a population of more than 100 thousand inhabitants, as is the case of the municipality of Jataí, Goiás. The index is composed of 9 domains, 37 themes and 87 indicators, so this work is dedicated to the calculation of two indicators that are part of the "Integrated Planning" domain - Urban Voids and Urban Population Density - using the methodology proposed by Costa (2008). The result obtained in the calculation of the urban voids indicator points out that the municipality of Jataí has a moderate/low amount of vacant or unoccupied lots, which reflects in positive contributions to sustainable urban mobility. For the Urban Population Density indicator, the value obtained shows that the municipality of Jataí has a moderate/low number of inhabitants per hectare, suggesting that the space can be better used, in order to control urban sprawl and optimize investments in infrastructure, promoting economic and environmental sustainability. Finally, for further contributions, the results obtained in the calculation of the two indicators can be incorporated into the final index, contributing to the comprehensive analysis of sustainable urban mobility in the city of Jataí, located in Goiás.