Propuesta de corredor ecológico urbano que une los bordes oriental y occidental de la hoya de Loja con fines de recuperación ecológica y turística

Abstract

Abstract: The present work emphasizes the development of an urban ecological corridor in the city of Loja, where conditions and factors that directly affect the different areas of intervention in order to give continuity to it, considering as strategic points the Podocarpus National Forest, the Villonaco Wind Farm and the urban center of The Hoya de Loja. Which is considered a conflict zone due to the deterioration of green spaces and fragmentation, which has caused the deterioration of the urban image; although it has a wide variety of green infrastructure such as: micro-basins, wood sidewalks, parks, trails, bike paths, tree-lined corridors, among others. For this reason, the creation of the urban ecological corridor in the Loja canton is based on ecological criteria and connectivity strategies that help to mimic the social, cultural, ecological problems within each section or locality and that allow the interaction of users with nature without altering their natural state.