TY - GEN
T1 - A critical study of transit oriented development (Tod) in the historical centre of quito, Ecuador
AU - Davis, M. J.M.
AU - Verlinghieri, E.
AU - Córdova, C.
AU - Orbea, S.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - The research presents a critical study of Transit Oriented Development (TOD) in the historical centre of Quito, Ecuador, which is a place of residence, commerce and tourism in a world heritage site. The paper draws on data gathered through a participatory study carried out with residents of Quito’s historic centre by the Municipal Institute of Heritage (IMP) from March to December 2018. A deeper understanding of the results related to urban form, transport and social equity were then gained through a semi-structured interview with the IMP project leader in January 2019 for the purpose of this paper. As a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the historic centre is isolated from the TOD legislation of the city. As such, the objective of the IMP study was to determine grassroots’ perceptions and needs, which then became the overarching concept for the development of a new Integral Urban Development Plan for the historic centre. The results from the participatory study and semi-structured interview were used in this paper to examine a) what people expressed their core needs were, vs b) the requirements established by the TOD model. The historic centre of Quito is an interesting case for a critical examination of the TOD model. It is within the area of influence of one of the new underground metro stations and contains one of Quito’s main bus/BRT transport hubs. Additionally, the resident population reflects different identities, visions and needs for the area, which became highly visible in the qualitative research carried out by the IMP. For example, as a world heritage site there is a constant flux of tourists, on which the commercial sector relies on. However, the needs of the tourist and commercial sector are often at loggerheads with residents who have lived in the area for generations. Finally, a large sector of the population is characterised as low-income immigrants (from rural areas or abroad), who have entirely different needs. The results show the limitations of the TOD model when applied to the historic centre, and give an indication of the People Oriented Development (POD) approach that needs to be adopted instead.
AB - The research presents a critical study of Transit Oriented Development (TOD) in the historical centre of Quito, Ecuador, which is a place of residence, commerce and tourism in a world heritage site. The paper draws on data gathered through a participatory study carried out with residents of Quito’s historic centre by the Municipal Institute of Heritage (IMP) from March to December 2018. A deeper understanding of the results related to urban form, transport and social equity were then gained through a semi-structured interview with the IMP project leader in January 2019 for the purpose of this paper. As a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the historic centre is isolated from the TOD legislation of the city. As such, the objective of the IMP study was to determine grassroots’ perceptions and needs, which then became the overarching concept for the development of a new Integral Urban Development Plan for the historic centre. The results from the participatory study and semi-structured interview were used in this paper to examine a) what people expressed their core needs were, vs b) the requirements established by the TOD model. The historic centre of Quito is an interesting case for a critical examination of the TOD model. It is within the area of influence of one of the new underground metro stations and contains one of Quito’s main bus/BRT transport hubs. Additionally, the resident population reflects different identities, visions and needs for the area, which became highly visible in the qualitative research carried out by the IMP. For example, as a world heritage site there is a constant flux of tourists, on which the commercial sector relies on. However, the needs of the tourist and commercial sector are often at loggerheads with residents who have lived in the area for generations. Finally, a large sector of the population is characterised as low-income immigrants (from rural areas or abroad), who have entirely different needs. The results show the limitations of the TOD model when applied to the historic centre, and give an indication of the People Oriented Development (POD) approach that needs to be adopted instead.
KW - Development
KW - Mobility
KW - Social participation
KW - Transit oriented development
KW - UNESCO world heritage site
KW - Urban planning
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85100421096
M3 - Contribución a la conferencia
AN - SCOPUS:85100421096
SN - 9788409178711
T3 - REHABEND
SP - 513
EP - 520
BT - REHABEND - Construction Pathology, Rehabilitation Technology and Heritage Management
A2 - Lombillo, Ignacio
A2 - Blanco, Haydee
A2 - Boffill, Yosbel
PB - University of Cantabria - Building Technology R&D Group
T2 - 8th Euro-American Congress on Construction Pathology, Rehabilitation Technology and Heritage Management, REHABEND 2020
Y2 - 24 March 2020 through 27 March 2020
ER -