Diseño de una estrategia de zonificación de la comuna Pejeyacu para el uso sostenible de sus recursos naturales

Abstract

The biophysical factors constitute a diagnostic criterion in the present research project, because they fully represent nature and the elements that synthesize a compound that results in a landscape or unit of analysis, which is the result of the interaction of factors and processes such as: climate, water, rocks, relief, soils, vegetation, fauna, crops, temperature, infrastructure, population and natural hazards; that is, it is made up of natural resources and the environment. These directly influence the performance of economic activities for tourism, which is why in research we will focus on describing biophysical factors such as temperature, rainfall, altitude, slopes and humidity, analyzing how they influence tourism. The present investigation is carried out in the Pejeyacu commune belonging to the Chilla canton, province of El Oro, which has an estimated population of 224 inhabitants, grouped into 35 families, their festivities are celebrated in honor of the virgin of Chilla on the last Saturday of the month April, they have a water resource which presents crystalline waters; also, that its main productive activities are the cultivation of bananas and cocoa. The methodology used in this research has a mixed quantitative-qualitative approach, with a level of applied research, using research types such as bibliographic, descriptive, experimental and exploratory, and the instruments used mainly are the Multiparameter HANA, GPS , clinometer, thermometer and altimeter, accompanied by remote sensing tools such as ARGIS software, corroborating this information based on interviews with the president of the commune and the community survey applying the Linker scale.