Propuesta de ordenamiento territorial para la isla San Cristóbal, que considere un modelo de organización urbano sostenible de sus asentamientos, mediante el aprovechamiento de sus recursos naturales

Abstract

The Galapagos archipelago and in particular the island of San Cristóbal, have an unique natural value wich has been used for the islands to be declare “natural heritage of humanity” and “biosphere reserve” hence the necessity of being protected. Nevertheless the ineficient articulation in between the physical environment and the human activities have cause an evident damage on the habitats and island ecosystems , making this an unsusteinable model that puts the fauna and flora of San Cristóal in serious risk.

The following thesis work seeks to revert this reality throu a proposal of territorial organization for the island of San Cristobal that considers an urban organization model sustainable for the human inhabitations and efficient for the natural resourses.

In order to achieve this, this study is structure in four chapters: [1] Theoretical antecedents. [2] Diagnose [3] Synthesis of the diagnose [4] Proposal [5] Conclusions