Acessibilidade arquitetônica: revisão sistemática e bibliométrica da literatura

Abstract

This thesis presents a systematic and bibliometric review of the literature on architectural accessibility, at both national and international levels, incorporating historical, political, normative, and terminological analyses. Architectural accessibility constitutes a fundamental element for the promotion of social inclusion and for ensuring the right to the city, especially for persons with disabilities (PwD) and older persons. In this context, the following research question is formulated: how do studies on architectural accessibility contribute to the understanding and theoretical maturity of the subject? The general objective is to analyse the scholarly production on architectural accessibility in its historical, political, normative, and terminological dimensions. Data were collected from Scopus, the Brazilian Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations of the Brazilian Institute of Information in Science and Technology (BDTD/Ibict), the Open Access Information Portal of UTFPR (PIAA), and the Brazilian Legislation Portal (PLB). The specific objectives are: 1) to survey, in specific databases, the scientific, academic, and normative production related to accessibility; 2) to empirically analyse the selected documents; and 3) to identify similarities, differences, trends, and gaps in the publications examined. The methodology was developed through a systematic and bibliometric review, with empirical analysis of the literature, seeking to answer the research problem qualitatively and to deepen the proposals that have been made to explain architectural accessibility. The thesis is divided into three parts: the first dedicated to contextualisation; the second, to the presentation of the systematic literature review; and the third, to the final conclusions. It is concluded that the systematic and bibliometric review of the literature proved appropriate for understanding the interdisciplinarity of architectural accessibility, which is explored by different areas of knowledge and crossed by multiple historical, political, and normative aspects. It was observed that, in the international context, scientific production on the subject precedes the consolidation of national standards and public policies. In Brazil, on the other hand, academic production is predominantly subsequent to the legal, legislative, and regulatory advances related to accessibility. From a global perspective, the expansion of the public associated with architectural accessibility was also verified, with a growing number of studies focused on older persons in the international literature, indicating the expansion of the subject beyond the field traditionally associated with persons with disabilities.