Estrategias de intervención urbana en centros históricos: peatonalización del centro histórico en la ciudad de Loja.

Abstract

Abstract:This research aims to establish strategies to improve the quality of urban life in the historic center of the city by a proposal of pedestrianisation, a research applied qualitative and quantitative methods was developed to make a diagnosis on mobility in the area of the first order. The historical centers have been deteriorating due to various reasons; the invasive increase of the automobile in the street, gentrification, increase in built areas, change of uses among others are some parameters that was analyzed, before determining a suitable area to pedestrianize. We know that this type of urban intervention is large- scale, thus at the same time there is a positive change in the city not only to use, but also in the perception by the user. For this reason was selected a sector within the area of first order, so that, this proposal engages the already converted area to form a single pedestrian network, which might be expanded in the future with more extensive view.