Impact of public policies applied to open public space in the city of Azogues

Abstract

Public spaces are called the lungs of cities, they are places that strongly manifest the crisis of the cities or urbanity, therefore, they turn out to be sensitive areas for a review of the public policies of local governments and, in turn, the new policies. that could be proposed for their improvement. This study was carried out in the city of Azogues, Province of Cañar - Ecuador, with the objective of analyzing public policies regarding public spaces in the Azogues canton. For this, 13 open public spaces between parks and squares located in the urban area of ​​the Canton were analyzed based on measurement indicators focused on environmental sustainability, mobility and accessibility, available services, social and cultural dynamics, economy and consumption, infrastructure, security and protection. The investigative study has a descriptive, explanatory and exploratory scope, the research approach is mixed. The results showed the lack of intervention in parks and squares in the sector, the existence of a problem regarding security, lack of infrastructure maintenance, furniture deficit, which limits the role of these public spaces in the sustainable development of the Azogues city. It is concluded that public spaces in the city of  Azogues do not fulfill their function as attractive spaces for the general public, nor do they fulfill their purpose, which is to stimulate free meetings between citizens.