Evaluación de la expansión urbana en asentamientos indígenas de la costa central del Pacífico de Latinoamérica: caso de la Comuna de Montañita, Ecuador: período 1940 -2010.

Abstract

The purpose of this contribution is to demonstrate the growth process of an indigenous settlement located in the Commune Montañita, Ecuador, on the central Pacific coast of Latin America . The study provides analysis periods from 1940-2010; where we study the factors that have led to the transformation of an indigenous village to a town that has a urban structure originated in the economic activities of tourism.The methodology to evaluate, is based on the use of Geographic Information Systems, which included a database with information inputs from historical reports, legal information, reference, statistics, satellite images and aero photogrammetric. Along with a contribution from a field study to observe the urban phenomenon that included photographic records, interviews and group workshops with the participation of the actors involved in indigenous territory. Once organized and classified information was used the technological input ESRI Arcgis 9.3 to evaluate and diagnosis. That helped to understand how the society manages its territory, the indigenous autonomy and the reasons that facilitated the presence of external actors generate investments tourist services; as well as the State Government investment in urban infrastructure issues and basic infrastructure. Without neglecting the people confrontations with real estate agents and agricultural producers have remained illegal interventions in their territory. The contribution of this work is create a tool to assess the growth of any indigenous settlement with similar characteristics.