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The Formation of the Urban–Rural Fringe Space in the San Cayetano Area: The Transformation of a Peripheral Urban Landscape in Ecuador

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  • Karina Monteros

    (Department of Architecture and Urbanism, UTPL, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, San Cayetano Alto, Loja 110107, Ecuador)

  • Valentina Dall’Orto

    (Department of Architecture and Urbanism, UTPL, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, San Cayetano Alto, Loja 110107, Ecuador
    Department of Architecture and Urban Studies, DAStU, Politecnico di Milano, 20133 Milan, Italy)

  • Cecilia Cempini

    (Department of Architecture and Urbanism, UTPL, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, San Cayetano Alto, Loja 110107, Ecuador
    Department of Architecture and Urban Studies, DAStU, Politecnico di Milano, 20133 Milan, Italy)

Abstract

The transition between the urban and the rural in intermediate Andean cities has been consolidated, presenting a close relationship between socioeconomic dynamics and urban configuration. The peripheral neighborhood of San Cayetano, located in the city of Loja in southwestern Ecuador, presents multiple contradictory scenarios. Located on a hillside, the forms of adaptation to the challenging topography are diverse, fragile, and fragmented, especially because they present a dispersed image due to the proximity to the consolidated center. This study analyzes the spatial phenomena that have led to the integration of this neighborhood into the formal city, identifying recurrent spatial configurations that characterize the spatial fragment as a determinant in the configuration of the Andean periphery. To this end, official data are juxtaposed with on-site visits to identify the urban and architectural patterns of the neighborhood that contribute to defining this characteristic fragmentation of today’s peripheries. These patterns are then examined through mapping and graphic representation. As a consequence, the resulting urban plots are imposed on sloping land, leaving aside the natural characteristics of the terrain, which causes morphological alterations at the level of the natural, urban, and architectural landscape.

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  • Karina Monteros & Valentina Dall’Orto & Cecilia Cempini, 2024. "The Formation of the Urban–Rural Fringe Space in the San Cayetano Area: The Transformation of a Peripheral Urban Landscape in Ecuador," Land, MDPI, vol. 13(4), pages 1-20, April.
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