Identificación y diagnóstico de las áreas verdes urbanas de la Ciudad de Latacunga, Provincia de Cotopaxi

Abstract

Abstract: The inventory of the quantity and distribution of public green spaces in the city were drawn up with the help of an observation sheet. Citizen perception was carried out through an online survey, and then, using this information, a list of the main problems perceived by citizens was generated. Among the most evident results is exposed: the existence of 49 urban green areas of which 27 are parks, 3 squares, 2 monuments, 1 protection area, 15 avenues and 1 sports center. The protection area located along the Cutuchi River is the most representative with 18.35 ha. The Riberas del Cutuchi Park (2.16 ha) and the La Laguna Sports Center (2.02 ha) are the three areas that have the largest number of greenspaces. The percentage of green area reached 83.7%. Most of the infrastructure (95.5%), the presence of vegetation (89.6%) and lighting conditions (91.3%) are defined as in good condition. Among the problems detected are: the presence of garbage (27%), destroyed plants (20%) and lack of pruning (13%). The diagnosis, as part of the study of the components of the green areas, allowed to know the characteristics, current use and state of conservation, constituting an important stage for the environmental planning of the urban space of the city of Latacung.