Public space, physical environment, and perception of insecurity in Solanda neighborhood
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privatization, nvasions, public space, insecurity, SolandaAbstract
The objective of this academic exercise is to identify the variables of the physical environment with greater presence, and which influence the perception of insecurity within a case study in the Metropolitan District of Quito, Solanda neighborhood. To this end, the research adopts several methodological phases. The first phase focused on a literary review to build an instrument for observing the physical environment, which included all factors that have been related to the perception of insecurity; the second phase of focus groups with the inhabitants of Solanda made it possible to contrast the literary findings and collect the perceptions of the neighbors in relation to the physical environment; during the third phase, spatial audits were carried out in parks, squares, parking lots, streets and alleys. The results indicate that those variables of the physical environment with the greatest presence and influence on the perception of insecurity among the inhabitants are derived from the privatizations and invasions of public space because of the expansion of housing, to prevent free movement or entry to alleys, or by the occupation of informal commerce. In addition, a large part of the problem stems from the great densification of the neighborhood, the changes in its demographic composition and mobility based on private vehicles, which generates visual barriers on the landscape.
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