Corredor Ecológico Urbano como elemento integrador: río Zamora(Tramo Puerta de la Ciudad Kartodromo Municipal) Loja.

Abstract

Abstract: This work seeks to develop strategies and actions to create an urban ecological corridor along the Zamora River, City Gate Municipal Kartodromo section, through diagnosis of the biophysical and urban reality, to improve the quality of built and non-built spaces. and maintain green spaces and ecosystems. The Zamora River, in the section Gate of the city of Loja to the Municipal Kartodromo, in the northern periphery, are located a set of urban facilities of a metropolitan nature such as Jipiro Park, the Loja Zoo, the municipal nursery and the Kartodromo, which are integrated into the La Banda trail, surrounding the river, where there are important ecosystems and natural resources for the city. Facilities that, together with the route of the Zamora River, make up a set of favorable conditions, potentials, and strengths to create an urban ecological corridor. However, the aforementioned facilities and the biophysical conditions that exist along the Zamora River are not treated in a joint and integrated manner within the planning of the urban spaces located in the vicinity of the Zamora River, dismissing the present potential. Starting from this, the question arises: What are the biophysical characteristics, equipment and connectivity that must be considered to consolidate an urban ecological corridor along the Zamora River in the indicated section? As a result, the urban reality along the Zamora River was known, metropolitan facilities and green areas were identified, and strategies were formulated to consolidate the Urban Ecological Corridor of the Zamora River.