Abstract
Urban mobility is a concept that has been employed in various publications and is used by different areas of knowledge. Urban mobility is indispensable for the consolidation of the right to the city, being a fundamental dimension for the everyday lives understanding of the individuals and groups. This article discusses the possibility of incorporating the concept of everyday urban mobility in occupational therapy. For this purpose, it is presented the concept of urban mobility by different areas of knowledge, such as urban planning, engineering, geography, and social sciences. Based on the construction of an expanded understanding of this concept, we sought to reflect on how the articulation between the concept of urban mobility and practices or fundamentals of the profession has been doing. With support in the literature of the area, four possibilities of articulation between urban mobility and occupational therapy were categorized: urban mobility as (1) a component of the occupational therapy evaluation, (2) an occupational therapeutic resource/tool, (3) the objective of the intervention and (4) the action in urban planning public policies. Considering the dimensions related to urban mobility, such as the social, physical, and attitudinal factors related to its effectiveness, integrated in a relevant way to the everyday life of the people; it is understood that this concept can be incorporated by occupational therapists in their professional practices and their studies for the realization of a critical action that aims the social participation of the individuals with whom the professional work with.
Keywords:
Occupational Therapy; Right to Freedom of Movement; Cities; Urbanization; City Planning