Acupuntura urbana como método para recuperar el centro histórico de Popayán (Cauca)

Abstract

The Degree Project called Urban Acupuncture as a method of sustainable development aims at different areas with greater affectation than are related, contains a series of specific urban proposals in the historic center and complementary nodes in its areas of influence. Urban restoration is proposed, the recovery of the historic center from the perspective of its heritage, cultural, urban and environmental value, generating a positive impact in the economic field and social development. The center of the city of Popayán presents in the urban fabric a deficit of public space, congestion in vehicular and pedestrian mobility, saturation of soils, environmental problems and in public transport; This is because it was not a planned center for the future due to its colonial era and style. in the past, the importance and contextual development which is characterized today is not imagined; a restructuring and specification of proposals to the PEMP is carried out, from the conservation and restoration of its architecture and urban fabric to the relocation and sectorization by activity , taking into account the limitations and regulations. An active, enjoyable historic center is proposed, with cultural, gastronomic, academic and religious activities that make this sector attractive and profitable, with generous public space, urban dynamics, in which housing is privileged.