In wider research, in progress, a study was performed, using an Ergonomic approach, to understand the relationship between street furniture and its users and also the importance of its existence in a built space named “plaza”. This paper presents the first phase of an analysis focusing in physical aspects of some public plazas, where an observation protocol was developed. This tool was used in field research, and its results validate its utility in research in environmental design area.
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