Formulación de un modelo de distribución territorial de equipamientos educativos de: educación general básica y bachillerato para ciudades intermedias; estudios en la ciudad de Cuenca

Abstract

One aspect of great importance in the planning processes is the location of educational infrastructure, but lack of studies and technical considerations to ensure its proper distribution in the territory.

A project of provision of educational infrastructure should be considered not only from the field of architecture, it is also a city project, since the educational infrastructure become generators of development in terms of planning of cities, improving the quality of life of citizens and ensuring equal and territorial equity, ensuring compliance with the rights of the Good Life for all social groups of the population.

In this context, the following study aims to become a support tool for planning processes to take place in mid-sized cities, with a dual functionality as it helps in evaluating the current distribution infrastructure and also, determine the optimum conditions for the process macro location new educational infrastructure required.

As case studies, they shall refer to the city of Cuenca, for being a City Intermediate, besides, there is evidence of educational infrastructure location characterized by a high degree of improvisation, and it does not correspond to any pattern, territorial distribution model or regulation.