Social and recreational space. Reading a public scenario in Bogota

Public Space and Recreation: A Reading of a public space in Bogota. Cesar Baez Quintero. The present article shows some of the results obtained from the research done during 2009 and 2010, in the Social Construction of the Space line, for the Social Studies Master's Program at the Universidad Pedagogica Nacional. The objective of the project was to establish the relationship that exists in Public Spaces as observed from the park and the recreational approach points of view. This relationship must be understood from different actions that are developed by the communities in its specific contexts. These actions satisfy the emotional and social-affective needs of people, and as a way of being and relating to daily life spaces they can be enjoyed, and generate symbolic and imaginary activities. The guiding question for this project is: How does the park, through a recreational approach, contributes in the identification, appropriation and appraisal of spaces in the population of Bogota? The target population is the changing population that frequents the Parque Metropolitano Simon Bolivar on Sundays.