Urban green areas to improve the quality of life in the San Juan de Miraflores district

Abstract

This research seeks to propose a design of ecological green areas in the district of San Juan de Miraflores, Panamericana Sur sector. The lack of green spaces increases environmental pollution and affects the health of the residents of the neighborhood, the proposal to incorporate green areas in public spaces aims to improve the quality of life, in the methodology used to determine the location, a topographic survey of the district identifying the existing green areas, as well as evaluating the climatology, soil science, flora and fauna of the place and the urban environment for the design in such a way that it generates microclimates. It also had the support of a virtual survey directed to the residents of the area. As a final result, the design of a proposal for ecological spaces that integrate with the urban environment without losing their identity and minimizing their relationship with nature is proposed for users' interaction and comfort using clean technologies.

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“…The influence of urban green areas on the quality of life of the population is an issue that has only recently been incorporated into the political and scientific agenda. There is not yet a strong current of public opinion interested in claiming the social importance of these natural areas (Berrocal, 2020), is what is evidenced in the District of San Juan de Miraflores, there is an excellent disinterest of the authorities added to the accelerated urban expansion, the sale of illegal land, which led to the transfer of spaces destined to green areas, and in many cases, free zones have been turned into informal waste dumps .…”