Planificación sostenible a través del análisis y valoración de las áreas verdes urbanas de la ciudad de Loja

Abstract

Abstract: The growth of cities generates great challenges for planners in terms of infrastructure provision and the search for urban sustainability. From this perspective, green areas provide social and ecological services according to their surface, distribution, and accessibility. The present exploratory investigation; its objective is to determine the allocation and location of these spaces in the city of Loja and the degree of accessibility of the population to these areas of well-being. For the study, the surfaces are updated through field work and photointerpretation for the subsequent mapping in geographic information systems (GIS), the measurements are made in three levels; city, urban parishes and neighborhood or local scale. It was determined that the urban green index (IVU) of the city is below the 9 m2 / hab recommended by the WHO and the distribution and accessibility to these spaces is not equal in the scales studied. The results of the study provide useful information that helps to enhance the existing green spaces and boost the processes of reconversion of vacant green areas; focused on a balanced and sustainable planning.