Cambio de uso del suelo y su influencia en la cuenca del río Portoviejo 1990 - 2020

Abstract

Abstract: The objective of this work is to identify the territorial configuration in the Portoviejo river basin. For this, the development of a methodology of easy implementation and replicable is proposed, which involves the use of spatial information, which is obtained from primary and secondary sources, this with the purpose of establishing a prospective (statistical) scenario, a result where it is evidenced. land use change trends, which serves as support for territorial planning. The study is carried out for a determined period of time, where through the processing of satellite images the land use is identified and with the resulting data a forecast of land cover and use change is made. The result indicates that by 2030 the main use will correspond to agricultural land (33%), followed by shrub vegetation (18%) and forest (18%). These data help to have a vision of how the change in land use will behave, which is important for decision-making and projections in the diagnostic and prospecting processes of territorial planning.