Mauá quayside: users' perception, guidelines, and revitalisation design proposal for the area

Abstract This paper aims to analyze the perception and frequency of use of the inactive port area of Mauá Quayside, by three groups of Porto Alegre City users, the positive and negative aspects perceived by users being identified. Moreover, the relationship among city users' perception, the waterfront guidelines developed by the City Council of Porto Alegre and those proposed by the researches, and the revitalization design proposal for this sector of Guaiba Waterfront are investigated. Data gathering means include the application of questionnaires via the internet to the three groups of users, namely architects, non-architects college graduates, and non-college graduates. The results make it possible to verify the importance of this urban area in the context of the city, confirming the relevance of city users' perception to produce guidelines and to develop urban intervention projects.