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LUIZ, Fabiane Imenes  e  TEIXEIRA, Juliana Carolina. ACCESSIBILITY FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE AND CONSERVATION UNITS: REFLECTIONS ON THE DEMOCRATIZATION OF PUBLIC LEISURE SPACES. Tur., Visão e Ação [online]. 2016, vol.18, n.1, pp.164-192. ISSN 1983-7151.  http://dx.doi.org/10.14210/rtva.v18n1.p164-192.

Faced with the process of urbanization, the search for leisure activities in natural areas is increasingly. One of the main places used by this segment is parks, which aim to preserve the environment and enable visits by the public. Trails are one of the main means of access to the attractions. These should be safe, and when self-guided, and should enable visitors to use them independently. This study evaluates the conditions of accessibility for elderly users of the Peroba trail, in the Parque Estadual Lago Azul [Lago Azul State Park], Cain Campo Mourão (PR). The methodological procedures included a literature review and document research. Subsequently, we conducted a field study to identify the skills of park guides in relation to the safety of elderly visitors and the obstacles faced by this group. The results showed that the skills of the park guides partially meet the safety needs of the elderly visitors, and that the trail studied has some obstacles that limit safety and autonomy. The structural problems observed are the result of shorfalls in public policies in the area, and the responsibility of the state to deal with them. Therefore, promoting the accessibility of trails is a critical step to ensuring greater democratization of these leisure spaces.

Palavras-chave : Elderly; Accessibility; Trail.

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