La gentrificación y sus consecuencias en la conservación del patrimonio edificado. El caso de la calle Larga de la ciudad de Cuenca

Abstract

For the compression of the relationship between gentrification and heritage conservation, the method to be used in the development of the thesis will be of the deductive type: scientific method that considers the conclusion implicit in the premises. The methodology is based on three general aspects:

1. Conceptual Framework (Heritage conservation, gentrification and their relationship).

2. Diagnosis (Positive and negative aspects in the world and in the country). Experiences on gentrification will be analyzed in general in Europe and Latin America to find favorable and unfavorable aspects. Subsequently, the study should focus on the case of Quito with Calle la Ronda and Cuenca with CalleLarga.

3. Guidelines for managing management (final suggestions). Sites will be compared in a comparative way to find positive and negative aspects. Finally, identify the problems and suggest possible solutions, applicable in CalleLarga.

At the end of the present study, after the analysis of what happens in the international arena, as well as in the city of Quito, possible solutions will be suggested for the Cuenca case. The work of thesis proposes to relate the processes of gentrification with the conservation of the built heritage. Some cases of gentrification in the world will be analyzed, where the effects will be evaluated, to study the case of the cities of Ecuador.