Acciones colectivas en la recuperación de espacios verdes públicos

Caso Quebrada Ortega, Quitumbe, Quito-Ecuador

Bibliographic Data

ID22011995
AuthorsMaria Daniela Zumárraga Salgado (0000-0003-1545-4841, Universidad Indoamérica), Teresa Elena Pascual Wong (Universidad Indoamérica), Mauricio Javier Unda Padilla (Universidad Internacional del Ecuador)
Year2021
Issue14
Pages51-70
Publication date2021-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHábitat y Sociedad (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2173-125X • E-ISSN: 2173-125X
PublisherEditorial Universidad de Sevilla (PUBLISHER • ES)
DOI10.12795/habitatysociedad.2021.i14.04
OpenAlexW3210981043
LanguageES
Citations received1
References cited13

Green spaces are protagonists in the new way of conceiving public space, where the collective actions undertaken by social organizations use natural benefits as a source of unlimited resources that improve their quality of life. In this context, public green spaces are in a favorable setting for the development of local activities. However, in the South of Quito, the logic of the State is opposed to the recovery of green areas as triggers of urban life, prioritizing the construction of massive houses and facilities before the recovery of streams and forests that are characteristic elements of the topography from the city. Here the categories of collective actions undertaken by the Alianza Solidaria Housing Cooperative in the recovery of Quebrada Ortega were analyzed and determined. Interviews, photographic archives, semiotic analysis and surveys were the techniques used to feed a mixed analysis methodology. As a result, we find that community participation and self-management are decisive collective actions in the appropriation of public spaces. Finally, the role of women becomes an essential element for executing the processes to improve the quality of life of the community

Appropriation · Archaeology · Architectural engineering · Art · Environmental planning · Geography · Humanities · Public space · Sociology · Agriculture and Social Issues · Engineering · Latin American Urban Studies · Social Issues and Sustainability

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