Propuesta de anteproyecto de Ecobarrio para el Mejoramiento Integral del Barrio Molinopamba en Cuenca

Abstract

This research develops a preliminary eco-neighborhood proposal to integrate improvements in Molinopamba, a peri-urban neighborhood in the Ricaurte parish of Cuenca. The area is characterized by dispersed housing, steep slopes, vegetation, open spaces, and limitations related to accessibility, public services, and community spaces. The study followed a mixed, applied, and proposal-oriented approach. It reviewed concepts related to urban sustainability, eco-neighborhoods, and integrated improvement, as well as Latin American case studies that helped identify strategies adaptable to local contexts. The neighborhood assessment combined cartographic information, direct observation, fieldwork, and 36 exploratory questionnaires administered in April 2026 through non-probability convenience sampling. Therefore, the findings reveal perception trends and are not statistically representative of the entire population. The diagnosis was organized into environmental, social, and urban-morphological dimensions. Connecting the local findings to the case studies helped define intervention criteria for topography, surface runoff, vegetation, pedestrian mobility, safety, and community spaces. The resulting preliminary and progressive proposal incorporates pedestrian routes, permeable surfaces, surface water management, vegetation, and community spaces. Rather than providing a definitive solution, it offers an orienting framework for improving habitability and guiding Molinopamba’s future growth in accordance with its territorial conditions.