La ampliación del límite urbano y el impacto en el abastecimiento del transporte público urbano intracantonal en la ciudad de Riobamba, provincia de Chimborazo.

Abstract

Fast urban development is a global problem since people migrate from rural to urban zones. This generates housing demand that being unsatisfied, produces informal settlements without territorial planning. This means that cities grow with no order and control. Riobamba has experienced a noticeable population and urbanistic development within the last two decades. However, its urban limit, established in 1998, has not followed the same pattern. The Ordinance 013-2017 extended this limit, being Santa Ana zone the most affected with a development of 57.44%. Nevertheless, public transport has not expanded proportionally. Because of this, the main aim of this research is to identify and understand the difficulties of accessibility, displacement, and quality of life experienced by the population of these marginal neighborhoods due to the disparity between urban development and public transport. To achieve this, a mixed investigation approach was carried out. It was applied quantitative and qualitative techniques and instruments to have a deep analysis of the features of public transport, displacement patterns, and “Plan de Uso y Gestión del Suelo (PUGS)”. In conclusion, the supply of internal public transport in Riobamba has had difficulties growing at the same rate as the urban limits, which is why, a proposal with new routes for some ways has been designed with the most favorable determinants discovered in this analysis- these are the routes 11 and 12. The results of this research propose a solid base to make decisions on urban planning, and the improvement of internal public transport in Riobamba. Finally, we pretend to underline the importance of the integrated perspective that considers urban development as well as the adequate supply of public transport in order to guarantee a better lifestyle for city residents.