Recuperación del espacio público "Parque Barrial de los Andes" de la ciudad de Cuenca

Abstract

At present, Latin American countries, including Ecuador, suffer various phenomena that have altered the urban form, the disorderly proceeding of the constant human settlements that occupy new territories has generated an increase in the demand for services for government entities, the same ones that sometimes do not can be covered because there was no planning that anticipated the unbridled growth of urban areas. Within the city of Cuenca, public space is one of the main points for social appropriation par excellence, since collective life is carried out, by carrying out various activities, this space is a place of meeting and exchange, which it enriches urban practices and encourages citizen participation in community issues. The study area is located to the west of the city, in the center of the urban parish of El Batán, where high demographic densification and land use occupation are observed. The study area has a residential characteristic, however, it presents a large number of commercial services towards the main roads, this use makes the sector dynamic for pedestrians, in the same way a variety of equipment is observed which allow large flows of users such as the “El Arenal” Market. The public space is closely related to the behavior of its users, to evaluate the quality of the space to intervene, it is intended to use two methodologies by the authors Jan Gehl and Hernán Salazar who study the behavior of people according to the use and activity they carry out. The study is also approached in a participatory manner with surveys aimed at users to get a closer look at their needs. As a method developed, the strategy is to capture representative intervals of the behavior of the activities and the use they give to each space.