The study of urban form in Santa Catarina, Brazil

Abstract

This paper gives an overview of the academic studies related to the urban form in Santa Catarina, Brazil. In order to do this, these works were classified into three broad categories that serve as a framework for the discussion: 1) history and urban evolution; 2) critical perspective; and 3) city architecture. Within the last category, three subcategories were defined: a) the urban form of tourism and beach neighborhoods; b) urban vitality and building types; and c) building types and the occurrence of crimes. Overall, it was noted a lack of references to the works of important urban morphologists such as MRG Conzen, Muratori and Cannigia, as well as a prevalence of descriptive and discursive studies over more conceptual or quantitative ones.

Keywords:
Urban form; Urban morphology; Urban evolution; City architecture