La relación de la migración y la configuración urbana de Cuenca durante el periodo 2001-2010: recomendaciones para una articulación territorial

Abstract

This paper analyzes the relationship between migration and the urban configuration of the city of Cuenca from 2001 to 2010 to propose recommendations that facilitate a territorial articulation, given that the urbanization process in Ecuador has, among other causes, migration. The flow of people being the one that configures the city and, in turn, causes it to expand its urban limits, forming an Area of Immediate Influence, where land use tends to change and impacts the appraisal of land. The population growth of the city is closely related to internal migration, to which is added a significant presence of international immigrants residing in the Cuenca. Population growth increases, on the one hand, the provision of basic services and, on the other, demands economic stability.