Exploración de la calidad ambiental de ambientes urbanos: Caso de estudio de la ciudad de Loja

Abstract

Abstract: This project consisted of exploring the quality of the urban environment of the city of Loja during the years 2013 to 2022 through the development of an environmental quality index urban (ICAU) using information from remote sensors. This index was generated from the integration of three variables into a weighted linear sum and was represented at the level of census sectors. These variables were the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), land surface temperature (LST) and building density. Also I know performed a correlation analysis between environmental quality data and variables socioeconomic to prioritize areas of intervention. The results showed that the environmental quality of the city in the last ten years increased slightly by 5.60%, going from 0.554 in 2013 to 0.585 in 2022, which categorized it into an environmental quality "medium". Likewise, it was observed that the sectors with the best environmental quality were located in the peripheries, while those with low environmental quality were located in the center of the city.