Asentamientos informales en zonas de riesgo natural en el cantón Machala: plan de acción de mitigación

Abstract

Abstract: Informal settlements have multiple angles of analysis, one of them is the risk situation they suffer from being implanted in areas vulnerable to natural disasters such as floods and the consequences they cause regarding the urban image and. nature of the site. The Machala canton located in the Litoral region at an altitude of 6 m.s.n.m. In recent decades, it has stood out for its banana production and its port connectivity, becoming an attractor for it to be chosen as a residence for people who try to improve their quality of life. The informal settlements that Machala currently presents are subject to the affectations of the winter season, due to this the purpose of this study is to apply a methodology such as that of Véster that allows selecting the most vulnerable informal settlements to propose a general mitigation plan. One of the expected results is to strengthen strategies that allow the strengthening of disaster risk management in territorial planning considering the natural, environmental and climate change context.