Desarrollo de estrategias para la infraestructura de vecindarios sostenibles de la ciudad Cuenca-Ecuador a partir de marcos internacionales de evaluación

Abstract

In Latin America, residential areas located far from urban centers present limited conditions of basic infrastructure and utilities such as: energy, telecommunications, water resources and sanitation, which hinders local sustainable development. The development of sustainable infrastructure strategies is proposed, based on the international NSA (Neighborhood Sustainability Assessment Tools). With this goal in mind, the methodology of this thesis begins with studying the tools and applying their assessment to determine the level of sustainability of two case studies from Cuenca-Ecuador. Based on this, verifiable infrastructure strategies are proposed as guidelines and intervention proposals to improve the sustainability of the neighborhood with the most unfavorable rating. It is shown that by applying strategies based on the assessment tools, the level of sustainability of the selected neighborhood would be improved. These strategies can be applied in similar neighborhoods in Cuenca-Ecuador that aim to approach the ideal sustainable neighborhood.

Finally, the implementation of urban design strategies for the infrastructure of neighborhoods based on the indicators of the NSA tools manages to promote sustainable development in the city.