Conflictos socioambientales asociados al cambio en el metabolismo urbano: cantón Rumiñahui-Ecuador
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Rev. Inv. Cs. Agro. y Vet.
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La parroquia periurbana de Sangolquí del cantón Rumiñahui-Ecuador, es un ejemplo de la transformación entre la ciudad y el campo. La migración de habitantes hacia las ciudades y viceversa, ha modificado el uso de la energía y los materiales disponibles. Las prácticas agrícolas y ganaderas se han transformado y han producidos conflictos socioambientales. La investigación tuvo como objetivo analizar los cambios de flujos de materiales y energía; es decir, metabolismos rural, urbano e industrial del sector y su interacción. A través del análisis flujo/fondo de los usos del tiempo y la tierra, y métodos cualitativos y cuantitativos, se obtuvo una visión integral del metabolismo del sector. La interacción urbano/industrial con la zona periurbana, genera desplazamientos humanos, y acentúa la competencia por los recursos naturales entre metabolismos. Esto implica cambios en la cultura agrícola y una degradación ambiental que condiciona el uso de recursos como el agua y el suelo
The peri-urban parish of Sangolquí in Rumiñahui-Ecuador is an example of the transformation between the city and the countryside. The migration of inhabitants to cities and vice versa has modified the use of energy and available materials. Agricultural and livestock practices have been transformed and have produced socio-environmental conflicts. The research aimed to analyze the changes of material and energy flows; that is, rural, urban and industrial metabolisms of the sector and their interaction. Through the flow/background analysis of the uses of time and land, and qualitative and quantitative methods, a comprehensive view of the metabolism of the sector was obtained. The urban/industrial interaction with the peri-urban area, generates human displacements, and accentuates the competition for natural resources between metabolisms. This implies changes in agricultural culture and environmental degradation that conditions the use of resources such as water and soil.
The peri-urban parish of Sangolquí in Rumiñahui-Ecuador is an example of the transformation between the city and the countryside. The migration of inhabitants to cities and vice versa has modified the use of energy and available materials. Agricultural and livestock practices have been transformed and have produced socio-environmental conflicts. The research aimed to analyze the changes of material and energy flows; that is, rural, urban and industrial metabolisms of the sector and their interaction. Through the flow/background analysis of the uses of time and land, and qualitative and quantitative methods, a comprehensive view of the metabolism of the sector was obtained. The urban/industrial interaction with the peri-urban area, generates human displacements, and accentuates the competition for natural resources between metabolisms. This implies changes in agricultural culture and environmental degradation that conditions the use of resources such as water and soil.
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Vol. 5, No. 13