El espacio público en las márgenes del río Tomebamba: el registro y usos de los senderos naturales

Abstract

Thedesirelines are improvisedpathsmadebythesoilerosiondue to theconstantcrosswalk and alsothey are oftenconsideredevidence of thelack of inclusion ofpedestrianswhenimplementingpedestrianpathsorsidewalks, mainly in places withwhichthepasser-by has more affinitywithinthepublicspace. Theinvestigationbeginswithanapproach to thecity and thepublicspace, and thencontinueswiththedesirelines. Anapproach to thecity of Cuenca and itsriversisdeveloped, mainly to studytheTomebambaRiver, thestudyarea of the “Río Urbano”, in whichthepresentworkresearchprojectisparticipating. A study of theunderlying causes isexpoundedbasedontheanalysis of userbehavior and thecharacteristics of theirimmediateenvironment to determine designalternatives, giving a solution to each of thetypes of desirelines.