Urban microzonation and territorial development: the case of Puerto Bolivar in Ecuador

Authors

  • Juan C. Berrú Universidad Técnica de Machala. Unidad Académica de Ingeniería Civil e Informática. Ecuador
  • Byron Lapo Universidad Técnica de Machala. Unidad Académica de Ingeniería Civil e Informática. Ecuador
  • Jesús A. Chávez Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Facultad de Geología, Minas, Metalurgia y Ciencias Geográfica. Lima, Perú

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/iigeo.v20i40.14383

Keywords:

Micro zonation, Puerto Bolivar, sustainable development, urban development

Abstract

Rural environmental microzonation is a way to plan the land use within particular urban area, based on the precepts of sustainable development, it becomes important in developing countries where land use planning is essential. There are several ways and tools to carry out such plans, the choice of methodology will determine the success or failure of micro-zoning, so the choosing and applying techniques and tools for this are the main concern when planning begins. Procedures based on three phases arise in this review, such as preparation phase, diagnostic phase and proposal phase. Tools such as use of drones, establishments of orthophoto, GIS development, participatory techniques, scene construction, among others are exposed. It is showed the case of Puerto Bolivar in Ecuador, whose population settlement stands at seaport, accompanied of the high tourism potential and economic movement.

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2017-12-15

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Vol. 20 No. 40 (2017)

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Berrú, J. C., Lapo, B., & Chávez, J. A. (2017). Urban microzonation and territorial development: the case of Puerto Bolivar in Ecuador. Revista Del Instituto De investigación De La Facultad De Minas, Metalurgia Y Ciencias geográficas, 20(40), 8-13. https://doi.org/10.15381/iigeo.v20i40.14383