Infraestructura Verde y servicios ecosistémicos en la planificación territorial sostenible: caso de estudio cantón Machala

Abstract

Abstract: The focus on the conservation, protection, and recovery of biodiversity is important to counteract the loss and fragmentation of ecosystems caused by various human activities. These new strategies aim to maintain biological processes and improve the management of natural resources, thus promoting sustainable development. Green infrastructure is a broad concept focused on integral urban development, in which different important elements in sustainable planning are addressed: space, ecology, society and economy. This research proposes strategies for urban development, aligned with the needs and characteristics of the Machala canton in terms of space, environment and resources. It is based on the idea of conserving renewable and non-renewable resources and taking advantage of them through the implementation of green infrastructure as an integral urban planning model, and the use of ecosystemic resources to maintain an adequate balance between demographic expansion and environmental sustainability.