HOSPITALIDADE URBANA E LEGISLAÇÃO URBANÍSTICA EM CIDADES TURÍSTICAS: POSSIBILIDADES E LIMITAÇÕES

It is assumed that the tourist activity is a socio-spatial practice that involves subjects of various orders, with different expectations and who occupy and dispute the same territory, but not necessarily in a balanced way. It is therefore up to the public authorities to reconcile these interests so that everyone benefits. After all, the city must provide leisure first for its residents and, later, for tourists. The idea of ​​urban hospitality refers to the capacity of tourist cities to welcome, offering a quality space for the enjoyment of its tourists and residents. The quality of this (public) space is marked by the existence of several physical spatial attributes that, if present in municipal urban legislation and duly respected by the population, can contribute to the condition of a hospitable city. Public policies that go beyond economic issues and incorporate urban aspects are fundamental in this process; otherwise, the city will have territories “consumed” by the practice of tourism. It is in this direction that urban hospitality and zoning law converge. In this sense, this article aims to investigate how certain urban parameters, inserted in public policies of urban development, are capable of guaranteeing the condition of a hospitable city, generating welcoming spaces that bring feelings of well-being. It takes as a base the initial results of the ongoing research that analyzes the Master Plans of the “Estâncias Balnearias do Estado de Sao Paulo”. Documentary and bibliographic research are used based on the texts, maps and tables of the referred laws.