Derecho a la ciudad: regulación del ruido en el casco urbano de la ciudad de Machala

Abstract

This research work is developed by obtaining information from different sources with a quantitative and bibliographic approach, presenting definitions of noise, noise pollution, right to the city, right to good living and the regulations that protect the rights of citizens. Noise pollution has become a difficult problem for the authorities to solve, citizens ignore this problem and worsen the state of the environment. The regulations and laws that have been created with the purpose of protecting the environment and people have not been enough to eradicate the high noise within the cities. The right to the city has become a primordial right for human beings, it is no longer only about having access to live in a city, the state must also provide adequate conditions for life, basic services, a healthy environment, work and equality, for this reason noise pollution cannot be part of the daily life of citizens, because it would be violating their constitutional rights in a silent way. Within the present research work, the quantitative approach was used, which allows obtaining precise data that facilitate answering research questions, for which 15 people residing in the urban area of the city of Machala were surveyed. The bibliographic approach is based on the review of scientific articles, within the framework of science, which helps us to develop the variables of the research.