Las quebradas como ecosistemas urbanos, estrategias emergentes de planificación y diseño para la ciudad de Loja

Abstract

Abstract:The present research work analyzes the water system of the city of Loja, and how over the years it has been lost due to uncontrolled urban growth; causing not only the reduction of public green spaces, but also the different plant and animal ecosystems that live in these. Additionally, the relationship between humans and nature is less and less narrow, which causes a total neglect of the streams not only at the level of water pollution, but also the abandonment of public spaces and interaction with the natural environment. For these reasons, it is proposed to perform an analysis and diagnosis of the streams to determine what are the problems they have, and how to recover them through strategies, at an urban, social and environmental level, so that they become an active part of the urban ecosystem, in a sustainable and coherent way in the context of the city and province of Loja.