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Journal articles on the topic "City planning – Ecuador – Quito"

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Middleton, Alan. "Informal traders and planners in the regeneration of historic city centres: the case of Quito, Ecuador." Progress in Planning 59, no. 2 (2003): 71–123. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0305-9006(02)00061-2.

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Vecchio, Giovanni, Riccardo Porreca, and Daniela Jácome Rivera. "Socio-Spatial Concerns in Urban Mobility Planning: Insights from Competing Policies in Quito." Sustainability 12, no. 7 (April 7, 2020): 2923. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12072923.

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Socio-spatial concerns are gaining increasing attention in the design of interventions for urban mobility. This is especially true in contexts traditionally characterized by structural inequality and high levels of poverty, in which transport can be a decisive contributor to development thanks to its contribution to a higher social inclusion. Amongst them, Latin America has emerged as a significant laboratory for urban and transport policy due not only to its socioeconomic conditions but also to the implementation of different mobility strategies based on the construction of traditional and innovative infrastructures such as subways and bus rapid transit (BRT) systems. These two transport systems can be complementary or alternative to each other: this depends not only on their transport capacity, their economic sustainability, and to their levels of public acceptability but also on social, political, and spatial features of the setting they serve. This paper intends to discuss the socio-spatial consequences that interventions based on different transport systems can generate, examining them in the city of Quito, Ecuador. The discussion is based on the implementation of the existing BRT network and of a subway line under construction. Reconstructing two contrasting transport policies developed in the city in the last 25 years, this paper proposes an overview of the socio-spatial concerns that influenced and were influenced by urban mobility planning in Quito. To do so, this paper reviews and compares the socio-spatial concerns related to BRT and subway corridors, considering their accessibility, the wider urban transformations they promote, their economic sustainability, and the overall public acceptability, estimating to what extent these have influenced the decision to implement a certain transport policy.
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Bravo-Moncayo, Luis, Miguel Chávez, Virginia Puyana, José Lucio-Naranjo, Christiam Garzón, and Ignacio Pavón-García. "A cost-effective approach to the evaluation of traffic noise exposure in the city of Quito, Ecuador." Case Studies on Transport Policy 7, no. 1 (March 2019): 128–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cstp.2018.12.006.

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BECKER, MARC. "‘Gonzalo Oleas, Defensor’: Cultural Intermediation in Mid-Twentieth-Century Ecuador." Journal of Latin American Studies 43, no. 2 (May 2011): 237–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022216x11000022.

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AbstractGonzalo Oleas Zambrano was a socialist lawyer from Quito who, from the 1930s to the 1970s, became deeply involved in assisting rural communities in Ecuador with their legal petitions. Intermediaries have a long and varied history in negotiating relationships between the city and the countryside, and one that is often not well understood. At various points in his career Oleas acted like a tinterillo, a socialist and an indigenista. An examination of Oleas’ petitions quickly breaks down a simplistic characterisation of his actions and interpretation of his motivation. Rather, his ability to transcend existing categories helps explain why rural litigants so often turned to Oleas for assistance.
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Ulloa-Espíndola, René, and Susana Martín-Fernández. "Simulation and Analysis of Land Use Changes Applying Cellular Automata in the South of Quito and the Machachi Valley, Province of Pichincha, Ecuador." Sustainability 13, no. 17 (August 24, 2021): 9525. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13179525.

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Rapid urban growth has historically led to changes in land use patterns and the degradation of natural resources and the urban environment. Uncontrolled growth of urban areas in the city of Quito has continued to the present day since 1960s, aggravated by illegal or irregular new settlements. The main objective of this paper is to generate spatial predictions of these types of urban settlements and land use changes in 2023, 2028 and 2038, applying the Dinamica EGO cellular automata and multivariable software. The study area was the Machachi Valley between the south of the city of Quito and the rural localities of Alóag and Machachi. The results demonstrate the accuracy of the model and its applicability, thanks to the use of 15 social, physical and climate predictors and the validation process. The analysis of the land use changes throughout the study area shows that urban land use will undergo the greatest net increase. Growth in the south of Quito is predicted to increase by as much as 35% between 2018 and 2038 where new highly vulnerable urban settlements can appear. Native forests in the Andes and forest plantations are expected to decline in the study area due to their substitution by shrub vegetation or agriculture and livestock land use. The implementation of policies to control the land market and protect natural areas could help to mitigate the continuous deterioration of urban and forest areas.
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Diehl, Jessica, Kate Oviatt, Amanda Chandra, and Harpreet Kaur. "Household Food Consumption Patterns and Food Security among Low-Income Migrant Urban Farmers in Delhi, Jakarta, and Quito." Sustainability 11, no. 5 (March 6, 2019): 1378. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11051378.

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As growing populations in urban areas demand greater food supplies, the poor—particularly poor migrants—may be at higher risk for food insecurity. Evidence suggests that the urban poor who pursue agriculture in the city as a livelihood are more food secure. Thus, it could be assumed that migrants involved in urban agriculture are also in a better position to meet nutritional needs. The aim of this research was to explore household food security among migrant urban farmers using data from studies conducted in three rapidly urbanizing cities: Delhi, India; Jakarta, Indonesia; and, Quito, Ecuador. Surveys and semi-structured interviews were conducted with market-oriented small-to-medium scale farmers in each city to understand livelihood and migrant status, household food consumption patterns, and food security. In general, we found that participation in urban agriculture had a positive impact on household food security among participants through direct (self-consumption) and indirect (improved income, improved access) means. Although each case city expressed a different form of low-income migrant practice of urban agriculture, findings suggest that growing food in the city offers some protection against food insecurity through improved quantity, quality, and diversity of food options. This study is particularly relevant in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture. These factors guide development goals and priorities. Given that rural-urban migrant trends are predicted to continue, this exploratory study offers empirical evidence related to rural-urban migrants, food security, and urban agriculture.
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Bravo, Luisa, Mirko Guaralda, Hendrik Tieben, Luis Alfonso Saltos Espinoza, and Manfredo Manfredini. "Stand up for Public Space! A networking event at the Habitat III conference and a global online campaign." Journal of Public Space 2, no. 1 (May 1, 2017): 163. http://dx.doi.org/10.5204/jps.v2i1.61.

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<p>At Habitat III, the United Nations conference on Housing and Sustainable Development, held in Quito, Ecuador (17-20<sup>th</sup> October, 2016), we launched the global online campaign 'Stand up for Public Space!' - <a href="http://www.standupforpublicspace.org">www.standupforpublicspace.org</a> - which is a research project promoted by City Space Architecture in collaboration with the Queensland University of Technology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, LASE+CityUrb Ecuador and the University of Auckland (QUT Ethics Approval Number 1600000966). The purpose of this project is to foster a discussion on public space as a common good, through the collection of experiences, stories, habits and activities, documenting public space and its users from different geographical contexts. Participation will involve people taking a picture of their favourite public space and sharing it through their own Twitter or Instagram profiles. The project asks people to include also a short description of the picture, in order to know where the selected public space is located, what it means to them and why they would like to share it with a broader public. All entries are to be submitted using the following hashtags:</p><p align="center">#standupforpublicspace and/or #myfavouritepublicspace</p><p>This project intends to provide a good insight of what a public space is for people in different countries and different continents. Data from the research will inform the development of a new taxonomy of public spaces and their uses, which might be useful to inform future planning documents and policies.</p>
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Martínez, Magda Francisca Cejas, Derling Jose Mendoza Velazco, Mercedes Navarro Cejas, José Lenin Rogel Villacis, and Yanet Marisol Ortega Freire. "A Performance-Centred Competency-Based Approach to Quality University Teaching." Integration of Education 23, no. 3 (September 30, 2019): 350–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.15507/1991-9468.096.023.201903.350-365.

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Introduction. In order to encourage more flexible working environments and establish generators of sustainable development for participating countries through an educated society, various international organisations that intervene in the quality dimension within the framework of a systemic approach to Higher Education, including the World Bank, have made multiple efforts to establish various recognitions, certifications and credits pertaining to competency-based education. Materials and Methods. The research, featuring a study of theoretical-interpretative design, was based around the qualitative paradigm. Information was obtained by means of semi-structured interviews with 14 lecturers from different universities in the city of Quito in Ecuador. The data obtained were triangulated with a review of the literature carried out by the researchers. Results. The informants considered cognitive competencies to be the most relevant within the context of teacher formation. Research, planning and organisation skills were not established in importance due to university professionalisation. Additionally, the need to establish curricular changes in the Ecuadorian university pedagogy was confirmed. Discussion and Conclusion. After contrasting the opinions of university professors and formation theories, a theoretical reflection is presented in which the importance of unifying professional formation and investigative competencies is emphasised. This unification allows the quality of higher education centred around the teacher as the main actor to be increased.
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Eades, Alwyn. "Microscopy in Ecuador." Microscopy Today 14, no. 2 (March 2006): 32–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1551929500055334.

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The present situation in Ecuador is not a happy one. You would think that this ought not to be the case. There are seven electron microscopes in the country and all of them are in working order (although with problems - see below), so why then are things not good. The problem begins with geography. Unlike most smaller countries, Ecuador is not dominated by a single large city. There are two major cities, locked in a continuous rivalry: Quito, the capital, is in the mountains, and Guayaquil, the larger city, is on the coast. They are about seven hours apart by road. Both cities have electron microscopes. Worse, however, is the fact that, in each city, the microscopes are in two different locations - making a total of four microscopy centers. This is too many and Ecuador can not support them all effectively.
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Curay, Jenny, Víctor Romero, and Jorge Brito. "Small non-volant mammals of the Reserva Geobotánica Pululahua, Ecuador." Mammalia 83, no. 6 (November 26, 2019): 574–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/mammalia-2018-0131.

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Abstract We provide insights into the diversity of small non-volant mammals (SNVMs) in the Reserva Geobotánica Pululahua, a peri-urban natural area of Quito, Pichincha province, Ecuador. Based on Sherman-like traps and pitfall traps, we recorded 21 species of SNVMs. They represent 40% of the total species reported for the entire province, and include six species that are endemic to the northwestern slope of the Ecuadorian Andes. Despite its proximity to the city of Quito (less than 5 km), Pululahua seems to have an average richness compared with other similar localities in the Ecuadorian Andes. Our results are a baseline for future conservation plans for SNVMs.
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "City planning – Ecuador – Quito"

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Horn, Philipp. "Indigeneity, constitutional changes and urban policies : conflicting realities in La Paz, Bolivia and Quito, Ecuador." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2015. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/indigeneity-constitutional-changes-and-urban-policies-conflicting-realities-in-la-paz-bolivia-and-quito-ecuador(e6fa9601-cdba-44dd-be62-f0e2ac646c3b).html.

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This thesis critically examines the role of indigeneity in urban policies and planning in a context of constitutional changes that have taken place in Bolivia and Ecuador in the recent decade. It departs from previous academic and policy research which mainly studied indigenous rights in rural areas and focused on urban indigenous peoples as outlawed, excluded, or insurgent subjects. Instead, it conceptualises the translation of indigenous rights into urban policies as a complex process in which a multiplicity of social actors – including government officials and urban indigenous groups – are involved. Drawing on the practice-centric literature on urban policy and planning, it recognises that the work of government officials is influenced by multiple factors such as constitutional texts as well as their personal views, interest group demands, and the wider structural and political environment surrounding them. Government attempts to translate indigenous rights are contrasted to urban indigenous peoples’ own understandings of indigeneity and associated interests and demands. In addition, this thesis uses an asset accumulation framework as well as the concept of tactics to identify how urban indigenous peoples address and negotiate their interests and demands and try to influence decision-making processes from the bottom-up. The thesis relies on La Paz (Bolivia) and Quito (Ecuador) as ‘illustrative cases’ to study the role of indigeneity in urban policies. As both La Paz and Quito represent capital cities, it was possible to approach government officials operating at multiple scales – international, national and local – as well as ordinary urban indigenous residents. Methodologically, the thesis employs a qualitative, case study comparison and draws on information derived from semi-structured interviews, document analysis, participant observation and participatory focus groups conducted during eleven months of fieldwork. In terms of comparison, this thesis makes use of a variation-finding approach. By explaining variations between the cases through focusing on the unique processes and factors that shaped the translation of indigenous rights within each city, it intends to offer a more nuanced and context-responsive approach for studying urban indigeneity and addressing indigenous rights in cities. A central finding of this thesis is that the incorporation of indigeneity into urban policies and indigenous people’s own practices to fulfil their specific demands were characterised by a set of conflicting realities: First, for government officials the translation of indigenous rights into urban policies sometimes clashed with other priorities – such as addressing universal rights and interests of non-indigenous pressure groups – or with their own views of the city as a ‘white’, ‘western’, and ‘modern’ places. Second, urban indigenous peoples articulated multiple and contradictory identities. They mainly did this by voicing specific demands for land – an important asset which they associated with the preservation of a communal and traditional lifestyle but also with aspirations to lead a modern and capitalist life in the city. Third, the findings reveal that indigenous peoples – particularly their community leaders – had to enter in negotiations with governments to access different assets such as land, housing, or education. In these processes leaders manoeuvred between different worlds. They had to conform to political agendas and – particularly in the case of Bolivia – to official spatialized understandings of identity and rights which often conflicted with their own sense of being indigenous in the city.
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Avila, Pacheco Ana. "Quito, metrópolis en expansión. Análisis de la movilidad residencial y sus cambios demográficos y espaciales recientes. (1985 - 2010)." Doctoral thesis, Universitat de Barcelona, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/670727.

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El presente trabajo de investigación analiza el tema “Movilidad Residencial” en el Distrito Metropolitano de Quito (DMQ) y su área de expansión. Es una investigación realizada con una perspectiva geográfica y demográfica que contribuye al conocimiento y a la discusión urbana de la ciudad. Esta tesis recoge a las aportaciones teóricas que definen el proceso “movilidad residencial” como un concepto sociodemográfico, y a los principales hallazgos espaciales que permiten la comprensión del crecimiento del DMQ y su área de expansión, en el período 1985-2010. Entre los aportes significativos de este trabajo está la caracterización de los flujos residenciales en la provincia Pichincha, diferenciados por espacio urbano, rural- suburbano y no metropolitano, lo que permitió la identificación de los principales destinos de cambio residencial. Finalmente se presenta una caracterización sociodemográfica de la población migrante residencial en la provincia y una prueba de significatividad de variables asociadas a la movilidad residencial. Esta investigación permitió ver como la geografía ha incidido directamente en la conformación del DMQ y como esta expansión está formando una región con carácter metropolitano más amplia, que abarca a casi toda la provincia Pichincha. Esto se convierte en un desafíos que se sugiere sea tomado en cuenta para la construcción de políticas de planeamiento territorial en la provincia.
This research work focuses on the “Residential mobility” in the Quito Metropolitan District (DMQ) and its expansion area. It is an investigation carried out with a geographic and demographic perspective that contributes to the knowledge and the urban discussion of the city. This thesis gathers the theoretical contributions that define the “residential mobility” process as a sociodemographic concept, and the main spatial findings that allow the understanding of the growth of the DMQ and its expansion area, in the period 1985- 2010. Among the significant contributions of this work there is the characterization of the residential flows in the Pichincha province, differentiated by urban, rural-suburban and non-metropolitan space, that allowed the identification of the main destinations of residential change. Finally, a sociodemographic characterization of the residential migrant population in the province is presented, as well as a test of significance of variables associated with the residential mobility. This research allowed to see how geography has directly influenced the conformation of the DMQ and how this expansion is forming a wider metropolitan region, which covers almost the entire Pichincha province. This becomes a challenge that is suggested to be taken into account for the construction of spatial planning policies in the province.
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Capello, Ernesto Boland Tenorio-Trillo Mauricio. "City fragments space and nostalgia in modernizing Quito, 1885-1942 /." 2005. http://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/bitstream/handle/2152/2055/capelloe61792.pdf.

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Capello, Ernesto Boland. "City fragments: space and nostalgia in modernizing Quito, 1885-1942." Thesis, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/2055.

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Books on the topic "City planning – Ecuador – Quito"

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Quito 1599: City and colony in transition. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2002.

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Luis, Verdesoto, and Instituto de la Ciudad (Quito, Ecuador), eds. Quito, desarrollo para la gente. Quito: Instituto de la Ciudad, 2009.

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(Ecuador), Quito, and Organización Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Centros Históricos, eds. Quito, escenarios de innovación. Quito, Ecuador: Quito, Distrito Metropolitano, 2011.

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Centro histórico de Quito: Una centralidad urbana hacia el turismo. Quito, Ecuador: Abya Yala, Universidad Politécnica Salesiana, 2010.

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La ciudad y los otros, Quito 1860-1940: Higienismo, ornato y policía. Quito: FLACSO Ecuador, 2006.

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Espacio público y patrimonio: Análisis de las políticas de recuperación en el centro histórico de Quito. Quito: Abya Yala, Universidad Politécnica Salesiana, 2010.

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Schenck, Freya S. Strukturveränderungen spanisch-amerikanischer Mittelstädte untersucht am Beispiel der Stadt Cuenca, Ecuador. Kiel: Im Selbstverlag des Geographischen Instituts der Universität Kiel, 1997.

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Klaufus, Christien. Urban residence: Housing and social transformations in globalizing Ecuador. New York: Berghahn Books, 2012.

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Session, Intergovernmental Regional Committee for the Major Project in the Field of Education in Latin America and the Caribbean. Final report: Fourth session of the Intergovernmental Regional Committee for the Major Project in the Field of Education in Latin America and the Caribbean, Quito, Ecuador, 22-25 April 1991. Paris: Unesco, 1991.

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Ciudagua Andina (Meeting) (1990 Quito, Ecuador). Ciudagua Andina, Quito (Ecuador) del 22 al 26 de enero de 1990: Actas de coloquio "Empresas prestatarias de servicios de agua y alcantarillado y usuarios, pueden tener y desarrollar proyectos comunes? cuáles? cómo?". Levallois-Perret, Francia: Federación Mundial de Ciudades Unidas, 1991.

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Book chapters on the topic "City planning – Ecuador – Quito"

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López-Ulloa, F. S., and A. A. López-Ulloa. "The vaulted systems of the colonial city of Quito, Ecuador." In History of Construction Cultures, 247–54. London: CRC Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781003173434-136.

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Muñoz-Barriga, Andrea, and Gabriela Maldonado Pérez. "The challenges of natural and cultural heritages of Galapagos and Quito, Ecuador." In Tourism planning and development in Latin America, 86–103. Wallingford: CABI, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1079/9781789243048.0086.

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Carrera, A. Esteban, Oswaldo Jara, Pablo Dávila, Fanny Ballesteros, and Pablo Suasnavas. "A Look at the Ergonomic Situation of the Bakery Industry in the City of Quito, Ecuador." In Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 107–12. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94000-7_11.

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Martínez, José Ricardo, Cristina Reyes, and Emilia Vallejo. "A museum that travels: Yaku Viajero and citizen education on Guayllabamba social basin in Quito, Ecuador (South America)." In The Cultural Dynamics in Water Management from Ancient History to the Present Age, 241–56. IWA Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/9781789062045_0241.

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Abstract Yaku Viajero is a travelling exhibition created by the Yaku Water Museum in Quito, Ecuador that aims to raise awareness among citizens about the importance of water conservation for the city and the world. It deals with five topics: water history in Quito, water quality, the right to water according to the constitution of Ecuador, Water Footprint and the social and hydrographic basin of the Guayllabamba, which provides water to the city of Quito, capital of Ecuador. This chapter describes in depth how the concept of the social basin is applied through educational and museographic resources and how it aims to promote the development of empathy as a fundamental basis of citizenship education.
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Jaramillo, Alvaro Guzman, Ian Philips, and Karen Lucas. "Social impact assessment: The case of bus rapid transit in the City of Quito, Ecuador." In Measuring Transport Equity, 217–29. Elsevier, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-814818-1.00014-7.

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Puente-Mejia, B., C. Orellana-Rojas, and C. Suárez-Núñez. "Data-driven Solutions for Evaluating and Planning Last Mile Operations in Latin America: A Methodological Approach Focused in Quito, Ecuador." In Supply Chain Management and Logistics in Emerging Markets, 107–29. Emerald Publishing Limited, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83909-331-920201006.

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Conference papers on the topic "City planning – Ecuador – Quito"

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Vivanco, José Antonio. "Understanding cycling in Quito through the lens of Social Practice Theory." In 24th ISUF 2017 - City and Territory in the Globalization Age. Valencia: Universitat Politècnica València, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/isuf2017.2017.6070.

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Understanding cycling in Quito through the lens of Social Practice Theory. José Antonio Vivanco Viladot The Bartlett School of Planning, University College of London, Central House, 14 Upper Woburn Place, WC1H 0NN, London. E-mail: jose.viladot.15@ucl.ac.uk Keywords: Quito, Ecuador, Social Practice Theory, Transport behavior, Cycling Conference topics and scale: Urban form and social use of space In Quito, the relatively recent development of infrastructure and programs to promote cycling has become central in the discussion for sustainable mobility[1]. Moreover, considering that the scheme ‘Ciclopaseo’ has been an important dominical event for many families over a decade, if compared with the low rates of cycling in the modal share, questions surge about the effectiveness of all these measures. Moreover, the appropriateness of cycling in a city with geographical, morphological, social, and cultural challenges for practitioners has been analysed. The use of Social Practice Theory[2] provides a theoretical framework to understand holistically the daily mobility of two groups: a representative sample composed by University students, gives a specific target for policy making; while a parallel sample puts into perspective the validity of the results. SSPS and ArcGIS are used for the analysis of primary data collected with Google Forms. Overall, the analysis of each one of the elements of practice explains a dimension of the self-reinforcing barriers to cycle. It is revealed that the construction of meanings in daily travel, especially cycling, is based on instrumental factors such as travel time and distance, but non-instrumental factors related to safeness and security weigh heavily in travel behaviour, creating psychological barriers to cycling. It is concluded that reshaping the meanings of cycling is necessary by the construction of a culture of ‘road user behaviour’, the creation of physic-temporal-symbolic spaces to build cycling skills, and later transform the transport system, road infrastructure, streetscape, and the social rhythms of Quito into cycle-friendly spaces. References: [1] Mogollón, D.O. &amp; Albornoz, M.B.B. (2016) ‘La bicicleta y la transformación del espacio público en Quito (2003-2014)’. Letras Verdes. Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios Socioambientales 19, 24-44. [2] Shove, E. (2010) ‘Beyond the ABC: climate change policy and theories of social change’, uofool of Planning. , K.,l life'ollege of London.Environment and planning A, 42(6), 1273-85. Schatzki, T. (2009) ‘Timespace and the organization of social life’. In Shove, E., Trentmann, F. &amp; Wilk, R. Time, consumption and everyday life: Practice, materiality and culture. London: Bloomsbury, 35-48. Schwanen, T. &amp; Lucas, K. (2011) ‘Chapter 1: Understanding Auto Motives’. In Lucas, K., Blumenberg, E. &amp; Weinberger, Auto motives : understanding car use behaviours (Evelyn Blumenberg)
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Tapia, Yolanda María, Adolfo Vigil-de-Insausti, and María Dolores Montaño. "The urban form in the city of Tulcán, Carchi - Ecuador." In 24th ISUF 2017 - City and Territory in the Globalization Age. Valencia: Universitat Politècnica València, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/isuf2017.2017.6268.

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Yolanda Tapia¹, Adolfo Vigil de Insausti¹, María Dolores Montaño ² ¹ Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Valencia, UPV. Camino de Vera, s/n. 46022 Valencia, ²Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, PUCE. Av. 12 de Octubre 1076, Vicente Ramón Roca, Quito, Ecuador E-mail: yoly.tapiamora@gmail.com, advide@urb.upv.es, mdmontano@puce.edu.ec Keywords: Tulcán, Ecuador, urban, landscape, history Conference topics and scale: The Urban Form, “City and territory in the globalization age” Tulcán, located north in Ecuador is the capital of the province of Carchi. It is a city especially commercial and agricultural whose urban morphology responds to historical, environmental and administrative circumstances, that is how, since 1851, the date on which the “cantonization” takes place begins the formation of the capital city with an urban structure formed in checkerboard that welcomes the traditional nucleus of the typical city of the ecuatorian highlands. With the development of this city, isolated neighborhoods are born out of the original urban fabric that expand in the territory, following the main road connections, eventually to fill the internal space with a morphology of contrasts, as each neighborhood or new occupations are structured individually without thinking of a city of integral formation. The longitudinal growth of the city was marked from its beginning by the river Bobo to the north-west and the river Tajamar to the south-east that keep the city within natural limits, which also provide certain environmental and landscape benefits, however in the the last few decades the city has had a significant growth that threatens an unattended and constantly expanding periphery to these environmental resources. We are facing a heterogeneous city, with problems and possibilities and attending to the idea that the city is an unfinished work, integral and sustainable urban regeneration is the basis for a reordering and a new urban approach. It is therefore proposed to study three strategic lines: the existing city, its internal circuits of connection and the adjacent nature. Establishing initial uses in the city, to occupy the predominant urban void and thus to activate the pubic space. Restructure mobility, which will strengthen the use of new peripheral road infrastructures to reduce motorized circuits in the interior, thus promoting the use of bicycles and the creation of pedestrian routes. Finally, environmental resources will again have the value of landscape and ecological wealth producing around the city a green infrastructure that contains growth and is the link of this with the countryside. References Beery, B. (1975) ‘Consecuencias humanas de la urbanización’, Madrid: Pirámide Hernández, A. (2001) ‘La ciudad estructurada’, en Boletín CF+S 15 Calidad de vida urbana: variedad, cohesión y medio ambiente. (http://habitat.aq.upm.es/boletin/n15/aaher.html) Huertas Nadal, D. (2012) ‘I making Heterotopías, laboratorio de estrategias urbanas’, Vitoria: Universidad Francisco Vitoria Lopez de Lucio, R. (2007) ‘Construir ciudad en la periferia’, Madrid: ETS Arquitectura (UPM) Urbanística y ordenación del territorio Solá-Morales, M. (1997) ‘Las formas del crecimiento urbano’, Barcelona:Universitat Politécnica de Catalunya
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Agila, Gabriel, and Guillermo Soriano. "Energy Consumption Modeling of a Heat Pump System for Combined Space Conditioning and Residential Water Heating in a Typical Household in Quito, Ecuador." In ASME 2016 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2016-66243.

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This research develops a detailed model for a Water to Water Heat Pump Water Heater (HPWH), operating for heating and cooling simultaneously, using two water storage tanks as thermal deposits. The primary function of the system is to produce useful heat for domestic hot water services according to the thermal requirements for an average household (two adults and one child) in the city of Quito, Ecuador. The purpose of the project is to analyze the technical and economic feasibility of implementing thermal storage and heat pump technology to provide efficient thermal services and reduce energy consumption; as well as environmental impacts associated with conventional systems for residential water heating. An energy simulation using TRNSYS 17 is carried to evaluate model operation for one year. The purpose of the simulation is to assess and quantifies the performance, energy consumption and potential savings of integrating heat pump systems with thermal energy storage technology, as well as determines the main parameter affecting the efficiency of the system. Finally, a comparative analysis based on annual energy consumption for different ways to produce hot water is conducted. Five alternatives were examined: (1) electric storage water heater; (2) gas fired water heater; (3) solar water heater; (4) air source heat pump water heater; and (5) a heat pump water heater integrated with thermal storage.
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Jimenez Velez, Alex Fernando, Josep Maria Monguet Fierro, and Luis Teran. "Geospatial collective intelligence for health planning: A case study for screening tests in the city of Esmeraldas, Ecuador." In 2017 Fourth International Conference on eDemocracy & eGovernment (ICEDEG). IEEE, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/icedeg.2017.7962528.

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Ramirez, Angel D., Karla Crespo, Daniel A. Salas, and Andrea J. Boero. "Life Cycle Assessment of a Household in Ecuador." In ASME 2020 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2020-23199.

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Abstract The life cycle assessment (LCA) of a middle-class household of 5 members in Guayaquil, Ecuador was performed in order to identify the life cycle stages and activities with higher environmental burdens. LCA is a quantitative tool for assessing the environmental performance of products or systems during its life span, through the compilation and further evaluation of the inputs, outputs, and potential environmental impacts. The life cycle of the house included a 50-year lifespan house divided into three stages: pre-occupation, occupation, and post-occupation stage. The type of house chosen for the analysis represents the current trend of urban growth and planning of the city, which is pointing towards residential zones and housing plans far away from central areas. The notion of household metabolism is associated with the occupation stage. Household metabolism refers to all flows of matter and energy related to anthropogenic activities conducted on a household, which is a socio-economic entity that consists of people living together occupying a dwelling or part of it. Households are key entities of the anthroposphere because the sum of all private households is the process on which all other processes depend on and serve directly or indirectly. The total energy use and emissions for which the sum of households is responsible reflects the importance of considering its influence when assessing the environmental impact of dwellings. Five energy case scenarios were analyzed. These included different energy mixes and the use of inductive cookers as an alternative to those that use liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), which are the most used in Ecuador. The influence of the energy production structure of the country on the environmental impact of the household is supported by the results. A higher share of hydroelectricity in the energy mix, compared with the share of thermal electricity, presented lower environmental impacts in most categories. Public policies that encourage a shift towards a cleaner electricity production technology may decrease the overall environmental impact of households and buildings. The occupation stage entails the highest contribution to all impact categories, e.g. 88% of global warming potential (GWP), followed by the pre-occupation stage, contributing 10% of GWP. Food consumption has not been considered in reviewed studies, although it represents the highest environmental burden within the occupation stage of the house, followed by electricity, and gas use: 43, 27, and 20% of GWP respectively. The results support the importance of including household metabolism in LCA studies due to the high environmental burden associated with it, and the influence of the electricity production structure of the country on the life cycle impact of households.
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