Neighborhood impact study: the experience of Caldas Country Show in Caldas Novas – GO

Abstract

Caldas Novas stands out as a hydrothermal resort that attracts thousands of people from all parts of Brazil and the world. In the city, they are carried out with great frequency events being the most famous Caldas Country Show considered the largest country music festival of Goias. Due to lack of demand for urban planning instruments for the event, the local population suffered from the urban impact the festival since its first edition in 2006. However, only in 2012 the impacts that affected many aspects of city sustainability achieved national repercussions fact that led the prosecution to demand the presentation of the Neighborhood Impact Study. The purpose of this study is to verify the views of residents and merchants who are located in the area of direct influence on the Caldas Country Show. Wanted also check, after the preparation of the EIV, there were significant improvements in the event. Secondary data were collected from a qualitative exploratory research and primary data from the questionnaires with structured questions with residents and Caldas Novas traders in the years 2012 and 2013. There is no doubt that the EIV cooperated for good performance event in its eighth edition in 2013, and the events in the previous edition were not repeated after the preparation of the study.

Keywords:
Urban impact; PlanningSustainability; Tourism; Neighborhood