Browsing by Author "Siguencia Avila, María Eugenia"

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Conservación a nivel urbano. Aplicación de herramientas de consevación a nivel urbano en las manzanas de Cuenca
(2012-11-11) Barrera Salamea, Valeria Alicia; Siguencia Avila, María Eugenia; Zhindón Andrade, Pamela Nataly; Cardoso Martínez, Fausto Adrián
Historic urban landscape: an approach for sustainable management in Cuenca (Ecuador)
(EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD., 2017-01-01) Siguencia Avila, María Eugenia
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present a methodology developed on the basis of the Historic Urban Landscape (HUL) notion applied for the city of Cuenca in Ecuador. The identification of cultural values – among all the actors involved in the city – draws up a series of sustainable urban development strategies. Design/methodology/approach: This methodology is based on the city analysis from the local community and multiple disciplines such as geomorphology, environment, urban planning, historic cartography, architecture, archaeology, anthropology, and economy. Further qualitative data collection methods included 16 workshops with 168 citizens, specific surveys, mapping, and on-site observations. The challenge of this methodology is not only its implementation in the world heritage city of Cuenca in Ecuador, but also the integration of the management of the historic centre within the overall city development plan. Findings: The application of the HUL concept has allowed the identification of a series of strategies for the urban development where the points of view coming from different stakeholders were gathered. The project reveals the existence of values and attributes, so far overlooked in the actual heritage management system. In addition, a Geographic Information System database has been created with all the information related to Cuenca with the possibility of making it available for the community in the future. Research limitations/implications: The project has been developed within one year with scarce economic resources: that is the reason why the planned activities took longer than expected. Social implications: Social participation has played a key role in the development of the project. Originality/value: This research process in Cuenca has led to its incorporation as a Latin-American pilot city for a programme developed by the World Heritage Institute of Training and Research for the Asia and the Pacific Region.
Plan de gestión del paisaje cultural de Cojitambo
(2018-12-21) Torres Balarezo, María Gabriela; Siguencia Avila, María Eugenia
The present work study the symbiosis of the natural, archaeological and cultural heritage that the different human groups that have settle in a territory over the years, have built a Cultural Landscape as a legacy and inheritance to the new generations. The study area is located in Cojitambo parish is located in Azogues canton of the province of Cañar in the south-west of Ecuador. This plan have a first phase of diagnosis of all the components that make up these heritages was performed through the perception in the field of each one of them. Here we find the hill with the same name Cojitambo, owner of an associated material and immaterial cultural liability, involved with an exceptional natural landscape of the southern region of the country. This led us to determine the area identified the place with the most concentrated elements that could construct a Cultural Landscape of Cojitambo in order to later assess that heritage load and to develop the SWOT analysis (Strengths, Opportunities, Weaknesses and Threats), which allowed to determine its final diagnosis (Strengths and Weaknesses) and guidelines for developing the proposal (Opportunities and Threats). The second phase of the plan was to develop the definition of the lines of action and the strategic objectives, based on SWOT; with the guidelines for the construction of policies and tools that allow the safe- guarding and conservation of the exceptional natural, archaeological and cultural values in the region, as a legacy to future generations.