Compacidad y cohesión social para la ciudad del El Guabo. Ecuador

Abstract

Abstract: The objective of this project is to determine the compactness and social cohesion for the city of El Guabo, Ecuador, by using ecological urbanism as a reference in order to propose appropriate strategies in order to improve its inhabitants quality of life. El Guabo is a city growing exponentially, without adequate planning that has generated high building density and low compactness, completely displacing green areas and public space, to such an extent that it currently consists of approximately 0.62 m2 of green area per inhabitant (Prefecture of Los Ríos, 2013), a deficient figure according to the World Health Organization (WHO) that considers 9 m2 per inhabitant (National Institute of Statistics and Census, 2012). Given this reality, what are the most appropriate strategies to improve compactness and social cohesion under the principles of sustainability in the city of El Guabo? The methodology implemented consisted in the elaboration of an urban diagnosis, calculation of compactness and social cohesion indexes, delimitation of superblocks and formulation of strategies. As a result, four superblocks were delimited, characterized and strategies were formulated to guarantee public spaces and green areas for the population.