PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION METHODOLOGIES FOR LEISURE FACILITIES

Abstract

Available Brazilian literature related to the stages of design and construction of facilities for sport activities, physical education, leisure and recreation, seldom mention the planning phase preceeding these stages. As a consequence, a great amount of such faciities existing in our country only partially, and often precariously, attain their functional expectations. The obvious reason for this is the abscence of methodical and rational planning based on guidelines of proven efficiency, such as those adopted in developed countries. The diffusion and disseminaion of this area of knowledge, as well as the concepts presented here, give the opportunity for professionals involved in the process and conception of facilities designed for the above-stated objectives, to be conscious of the importance of multidisciplinary interaction in the planning, design and construction processes of functional and sustainable facilities of the kind.