Segregación del espacio público en las márgenes de los ríos de Cuenca: estudio del caso del río Tomebamba

Abstract

To Teh, Woltjer, Novotny (2009) when designing and planning a city with rivers and streams it should be integrated the treatment of the riverfronts as articulators elements of the system of public green spaces. During this study, its understood its vital role in generating urban biodiversity, its potential as green corridors, and its ability to strengthen the public dimension of the city.

Research recognizes the transformation of public space, and its importance in contributing to the identity; in addition to understanding the growing social inequalities in recent years and the consequences of socio-spatial fragmentation, it’s inequity in the use of public spaces and reduced interaction between citizens.

This work focuses on the study of segregation by age and gender on the banks of Tomebamba River from the city of Cuenca and its main objective is the development of criteria for urban intervention that promote spatial cohesion and improve public life in these spaces. Therefore, it’s essential to understand what happens in the banks and river banks, and know the needs of different users.

The following research will address five chapters: in the first two an approach to the general concepts and the case study, the third explains the methodology used, and finally in the last two it’s expose the obtained results and the proposed application in the case of Cuenca.