Determinación de la capacidad de absorción visual en las unidades de paisaje del páramo San Elías en la parroquia de Mulalo, cantón Latacunga, provincia de Cotopaxi, propuesta de conservación de las unidades de paisaje, 2022.

The present research work is carried out with the purpose of determining the visual absorption capacity in the landscape units (UP) of the San Elías moorland of the Mulaló parish, located in Latacunga canton of the Cotopaxi Province, where the diagnosis of the current situation of the San Elías paramo was determined, the components that are part of the UP were identified, the Visual Absorption Capacity (C.A.V.) was determined and finally a conservation proposal was made. It was established through the descriptive method to make an approximation of the data obtained in the application of the instruments, which allows the analysis and systematization of the data, in addition to use the ArcGIS software, for the elaboration of the maps cartographic of the studyzone. The current state of the moorland was diagnosed, through the field trip and applying an incidence survey to 30 people from the place, the same instruments that allowed recognizing the different activities present in the study area and its current state. At the same time, gave way to the identification of the UP. For the determination of visual quality, the BLM method was applied, while to determine the C.A.V. The YEOMANS method was used, which allow qualifying in a qualitative-quantitative way through its weighting scales to the landscape units through the selected photographs. The results show the current situation of the study area evidencing the presence of different anthropic activities such as the case of forest plantations with 48.79% of the study area, with 5% the presence of agricultural and livestock activities is evidenced and finally 43.69 remaining presents natural moorland landscape conditions. 5 landscape units were determined, such as: wooded areas, advance of the agricultural frontier, livestock, native vegetation of the moorland and slopes. The visual quality was determined in which photographs 1,2,4,5 have a High Quality that is, they are areas with unique and outstanding features, while photograph 3 presents a Medium Quality, and that is, they are common in the region studied and non-exceptional, according to the BML method. Finally, the C.A.V. was determined in which all the photographs present a low C.A.V., that is to say the landscape is VERY FRAGILE, they are areas of high slope and hardly to regenerate. The integration of visual quality and C.A.V. indicates that the study area needs priority Conservation. Based on these results, conservation, regeneration and maintenance activities are proposed for the study area.

• 1. autor: Guano Rocha, Cristian David (author)
• Format: bachelorThesis
• Język: spa
• Wydane: 2022
• Hasła przedmiotowe: CALIDAD VISUAL; ACTIVIDADES ANTRÓPICAS; FRAGILIDAD VISUAL; MEDIO AMBIENTE
• Dostęp online: http://repositorio.utc.edu.ec/handle/27000/9729