Reactivate the river Piura for a sustainable urban future, Peru
(2024) ASBM01 20241Department of Architecture and Built Environment
- Abstract
- As a Latin American country, Peru faces numerous challenges due to the fast urban development without adequate urban planning. Consequently, many Peruvian cities grapple with the repercussions of natural disasters.
One of those is Piura characterized by its hydrology because of the quantity of basins it has, and the fast increase of population over the last 60 years.
Because of its hydrology and location on the coast, this province is one of the most affected by “El Niño” southern oscillation, which is a superficial change of temperature in the water.
This situation occurs every 3 to 6 years which increase the temperature to around 10 °C, humidity, rainfall, river overflow, and reduction of agriculture and fishes on the ocean.
... (More) - As a Latin American country, Peru faces numerous challenges due to the fast urban development without adequate urban planning. Consequently, many Peruvian cities grapple with the repercussions of natural disasters.
One of those is Piura characterized by its hydrology because of the quantity of basins it has, and the fast increase of population over the last 60 years.
Because of its hydrology and location on the coast, this province is one of the most affected by “El Niño” southern oscillation, which is a superficial change of temperature in the water.
This situation occurs every 3 to 6 years which increase the temperature to around 10 °C, humidity, rainfall, river overflow, and reduction of agriculture and fishes on the ocean.
But 3 districts of this province have a particular situation, because of the pass of the main riverbed, which divided the urban fabric almost in two.
So, throughout history, that river has been part of the city since the first settlement and was considered a natural public space (small beach but also to graze animals).
Nowadays, it is used to trash rubbish and not included in any urban plans because is seen as a potential enemy related to the river overflow that has been flooding the city and destroying buildings and roads over the last 70 years.
For that reason, the vision of my project is to reactivate the river to reconnect the city with the history in which the river is the public heart of the urban life with new green areas, that will help to reduce the deficit of public areas through the design of a new corridor along the river, activated with new activities related with the existing ones around.
To then be able to say: WELCOME TO THE RIVER AGAIN! (Less)
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- author
- Chinchayán Barreto, Ruth LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- ASBM01 20241
- year
- 2024
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Sustainable Urban Design, river, green areas, history, recovery, regeneration, traditions, natural disasters, latin America, Peru, public space, nature, ecosystem.
- language
- English
- id
- 9153544
- date added to LUP
- 2024-05-22 13:52:43
- date last changed
- 2024-05-22 13:52:43
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abstract = {{As a Latin American country, Peru faces numerous challenges due to the fast urban development without adequate urban planning. Consequently, many Peruvian cities grapple with the repercussions of natural disasters.
One of those is Piura characterized by its hydrology because of the quantity of basins it has, and the fast increase of population over the last 60 years.
Because of its hydrology and location on the coast, this province is one of the most affected by “El Niño” southern oscillation, which is a superficial change of temperature in the water.
This situation occurs every 3 to 6 years which increase the temperature to around 10 °C, humidity, rainfall, river overflow, and reduction of agriculture and fishes on the ocean.
But 3 districts of this province have a particular situation, because of the pass of the main riverbed, which divided the urban fabric almost in two.
So, throughout history, that river has been part of the city since the first settlement and was considered a natural public space (small beach but also to graze animals).
Nowadays, it is used to trash rubbish and not included in any urban plans because is seen as a potential enemy related to the river overflow that has been flooding the city and destroying buildings and roads over the last 70 years.
For that reason, the vision of my project is to reactivate the river to reconnect the city with the history in which the river is the public heart of the urban life with new green areas, that will help to reduce the deficit of public areas through the design of a new corridor along the river, activated with new activities related with the existing ones around.
To then be able to say: WELCOME TO THE RIVER AGAIN!}},
author = {{Chinchayán Barreto, Ruth}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Reactivate the river Piura for a sustainable urban future, Peru}},
year = {{2024}},
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