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1 T i e r r a D e s p i e r t a : A S o c i a l a n d P h y s i c a l S t u d y o f t h e A g r i c u l t u r e L a n d i n S a n t a C r u z, G a l a p a g o s, E c u a d o r A F i e l d P r a c t i c u m R e p o r t s u b m i t t e d i n p a r t i a l f u l f i l l m e n t o f t h e r e q u i r e m e n t s f o r a M a s t e r o f S u s t a i n a b l e D e v e l o p m e n t P r a c t i c e D e g r e e S e b a s t i a n P a z m i n o M a y 2014 S u p e r v i s o r y C o m m i t t e e : T i n a G u r u c h a r r i, C h a i r M a r i a n n e S c h m i n k, M e m b e r

2 T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s I. A c k n o w l e d g e m e n t... 2 I I. A b s t r a c t.. 3 I I I. C o n t e x t u a l I n f o r m a t i o n a. H i s t o r y b. L o c a t i o n o f t h e p r o j e c t c. O v e r v i e w o f s o c i o e c o n o m i c a n d e n v i r o n m e n t a l f a c t o r s d. C u r r e n t i s s u e s I V. B a c k g r o u n d i n f o r m a t i o n o f t h e h o s t o r g a n i z a t i o n V. C o n c e p t u a l F r a m e w o r k V I. O b j e c t i v e s V I I. M e t h o d s u t i l i z e d a. I n f o r m a l i n t e r v i e w s f o r d a t a g a t h e r i n g b. S u r v e y s c. L a n d P l a n n i n g i. S i t e A n a l y s i s a n d S y n t h e s i s ii. C o n c e p t u a l M a s t e r P l a n V I I I. A n a l y s i s, d e l i v e r a b l e s a n d d i s c u s s i o n a. I n f o r m a l i n t e r v i e w s f o r d a t a g a t h e r i n g b. S u r v e y s c. L a n d P l a n n i n g i. S i t e A n a l y s i s a n d S y n t h e s i s ii. C o n c e p t u a l M a s t e r P l a n I X. D e s i g n R e c o m m e n d a t i o n s..29 X. C r o s s - s c a l e a n d c r o s s d i s c i p l i n e c o n s i d e r a t i o n s X I. C o n c l u s i o n s X I I. B i b l i o g r a p h y 37 X I I I. A p p e n d i c e s

3 I. A c k n o w l e d g e m e n t I w o u l d l i k e t o e x p r e s s m y s i n c e r e g r a t i t u d e t o t h e g r a c e f u l a n d c o n s t a n t l o v i n g s u p p o r t m y f a m i l y h a s a l w a y s p r o v i d e d m e. I r e c o g n i z e t h e i r s a c r i f i c e s a n d I t h a n k t h e m f o r m o t i v a t i n g m e t o g o p l a c e s a n d p u r s u e m y d r e a m. I w o u l d n o t b e h e r e w i t h o u t t h e m. G r a c i a s! I w i l l l i k e t o e x t e n d m y t h a n k s g i v i n g t o a l l m y c l a s s m a t e s, f r i e n d s a n d f a c u l t y t h a t m a d e t h e s e t w o y e a r s h e r e a t t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f F l o r i d a a v e r y e n l i g h t e n ed j o u r n e y. S p e c i a l t h a n k s t o m y a d v i s o r y c o m m i t t e e, C h a i r T i n a G u r u c h a r r i, a n d D r. M a r i a n n e S c h m i n k. E x t e n d e d g r a t i t u d e t o t h e e n t i r e M D P f a c u l t y, D r. G l e n n G a l l o w a y a n d C y n t h i a T a r t e r f o r t h e i r p i v o t a l g u i d a n c e. M o r e o v e r, I w o u l d l i k e t o r e c o g n i z e t h e s u p p o r t f r o m t h e O f f i c e o f t h e V i c e P r e s i d e n t f o r S t u d e n t A f f a i r s a t t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f F l o r i d a. T h a n k y o u f o r a l l o w i n g m e t o b e p a r t o f s u c h a n a m a z i n g t e a m a n d f o r a l l t h e d i r e c t i o n d u r i n g m y g r a d u a t e s c h o o l. I c o u l d n o t h a v e i m a g i n e d h a v i n g a b e t t e r c o m m i t t e e, w o r k o r c l a s s m a t e s. T h i s q u e s t h a s a l l o w e d m e t o t a p i n t o m y s t r e n g t h s a n d d i s c o v e r t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f l a n d s c a p e a r c h i t e c t u r e a n d p l a n n i n g i n d e v e l o p i n g c o u n t r i e s. I a m d e t e r m i n e d t o f o l l o w m y p a s s i o n t o f o s t e r l e a d e r s h i p, w o r k w i t h u n d e r - r e p r e s e n t e d c o m m u n i t i e s, a n d u s e l a n d p l a n n i n g t o c r e a t e n a t u r e - a n d c u l t u r e - c o n s c i o u s d e s i g n a n d p r o g r a m s t h a t w i l l f o s t e r e d u c a t i o n. 2

4 II. A b s t r a c t T h e q u e s t i o n b e i n g a d d r e s s e d i n t h i s f i e l d p r a c t i c u m i s : C a n f a r m i n g a n d c o n s e r v a t i o n o f l a n d c o - e x i s t i n t h e a g r i c u l t u r a l a r e a of t h e i s l a n d o f S a n t a C r u z, G a l a p a g o s, E c u a d o r? T h i s p r o j e c t c o m b i n e s t h e a p p l i c a t i o n o f l a n d s c a p e a r c h i t e c t u r e, l a n d p l a n n i n g a n d d e s i g n p r a c t i c e s w i t h t h e u s e o f s o c i o - e c o n o m i c d a t a t o h e l p d e v e l o p r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s t r a t e g i e s t h a t p r o t e c t n a t u r a l r e s o u r c e s w i t h i n t h e a g r i c u l t u r e h u b a n d t h e a d j a c e n t a r e a s t o G a l a p a g o s N a t i o n a l P a r k ( G. N. P ). W o r k i n g w i t h a N o n - G o v e r n m e n t a l O r g a n i z a t i o n (NGO), t h i s p r a c t i c u m a d d r e s s e s s o c i a l ( r e s e a r c h, i n t e r v i e w s & s u r v e y s ) a n d p h y s i c a l ( l a n d s c a p e a r c h i t e c t u r a l l a n d p l a n n i n g a n d d e s i g n ) a s p e c t s i n o r d e r t o d e v e l o p l o n g - t e r m s u s t a i n a b l e c o n s e r v a t i o n s t r a t e g i e s f o r f a r m i n g i n S a n t a C r u z a d j a c e n t t o p r o t e c t e d l a n d s. T h e r e s u l t s f r o m t h e s o c i a l a s p e c t s i n c l u d e a n a n a l y t i c a l d o c u m e n t p r o v i d i n g a s y n t h e s i s o f k e y s o c i o - e c o n o m i c d a t a i n c l u d i n g : d e m o g r a p h i c i n f o r m a t i o n, e d u c a t i o n, n u t r i t i o n, f o o d s e c u r i t y, h e a l t h, w a t e r, s o i l s, e c o n o m i c s, a n d e n e r g y u s e. F r o m t h e p h y s i c a l a s p e c t s, i l l u s t r a t i v e g r a p h i c s d e l i n e a t e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s f o r t h e a g r i c u l t u r e b u f f e r l a n d s a n d w i l l i n c l u d e p r o p o s e d m e a s u r e s f o r e n h a n c i n g r e s o u r c e p r o t e c t i o n. T h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n d r a w i n g s, o r d e s i g n g u i d e l i n e s, o f f e r f a r m e r s s t r a t e g i e s t o r e d u c e i m p a c t s t o a d j a c e n t c o n s e r v a t i o n a r e a s. 3

5 I I I. C o n t e x t u a l I n f o r m a t i o n a. H i s t o r y H u m a n h i s t o r y i n t h e G a l a p a g o s d a t e s b a c k t o y e a r s a g o. A c c o r d i n g t o a r c h i v e s, t h e w o r l d f i r s t k n e w a b o u t t h e e x i s t e n c e o f t h e a r c h i p e l a g o b y t h e w r i t i n g s o f t h e D o m i n i c a n f r i a r, B i s h o p o f P a n a m a F r a y T o m á s d e B e r l a n g a, w h o o f f i c i a l l y d i s c o v e r e d t h e g r o u p o f I s l a n d s o n M a r c h 1 0, B i s h o p B e r l a n g a w a s s a i l i n g t o P e r u f r o m P a n a m a, b u t o c e a n i c c u r r e n t s d r o v e h i s b o a t t o w a r d s t h e G a l a p a g o s. H i s a c c o u n t s n a r r a t e t h e m a g n i f i c e n t n a t u r e o f t h e g i a n t t o r t o i s e s, u n i q u e f l o r a, s u c h a s c a c t i, t h e h a r s h u n r e c e p t i v e t e r r a i n, a n d t h e d i f f i c u l t y i n f i n d i n g f r e s h w a t e r f o r d r i n k i n g. O n c e t h e f i r s t p o p u l a t i o n s s e t t l e d t h e i s l a n d o f S a n t a C r u z i n , a n d b e f o r e t o u r i s m, t h e p o p u l a c e l i v e d a s a s u b s i s t e n c e e c o n o m y ; a g r i c u l t u r e p r o v i d e d b a s i c f o o d a n d f i s h w e r e a b u n d a n t. W i t h t h e a r r i v a l o f t o u r i s m m o r e f i n a n c i a l c a p i t a l c i r c u l a t e d a n d t h e p o p u l a t i o n g r e w, w h i c h i n c l u d e d n o t o n l y t o u r i s t s, b u t a l s o m i g r a n t s f r o m m a i n l a n d E c u a d o r. T h e r e f o r e, f o o d c o u l d n o l o n g e r b e s u f f i c i e n t t o f u l f i l l s u b s i s t e n c e n e e d s a n d i m p o r t a t i o n s f r o m t h e c o n t i n e n t t o t h e i s l a n d. (H i s t o r y G a l a p a g o s C o n s e r v a n c y, ). T h e f l o r a a n d f a u n a o f t h e G a l a p a g o s h a v e t h e i r o w n h i s t o r y. A b o u t t e n m i l l i o n y e a r s a g o, t h e t o p o f u n d e r w a t e r v o l c a n o e s f o r m e d l a n d m a s s e s n o w k n o w n a s t h e G a l a p a g o s I s l a n d s. I t t o o k m a n y d e c a d e s f o r p l a n t s a n d a n i m a l s t o s t a r t l i v i n g i n t h i s a r i d r e g i o n o f t h e w o r l d. M o s t o f t h e n a t i v e p l a n t s c a m e t o t h e G a l a p a g o s t h r o u g h l o n g d i s t a n c e s e e d d i s p e r s a l, a n d w h i l e f e r n s a n d g r a s s e s a b o u n d, f l o w e r i n g p l a n t s a r e s c a r c e. T h e s a l t - t o l e r a n t s e e d s o f c o a s t a l p l a n t s, s u c h a s m a n g r o v e s a n d s a l t b u s h e s, m a y h a v e a r r i v e d o n t h e i s l a n d s b y o c e a n c u r r e n t s. T h e r e a r e a l s o m a n y w i n d - p o l l i n a t e d p l a n t s i n t h e i s l a n d s ( H i s t o r y G a l a p a g o s C o n s e r v a n c y, ). T h e f a u n a o f t h e G a l a p a g o s i s u n i q u e t o t h e r e g i o n, w i t h m a n y s p e c i e s o f r e p t i l e s f o u n d t h r o u g h o u t t h e i s l a n d s b u t n o a m p h i b i a n s ; t h e i s l a n d s a r e h o m e t o s e v e r a l s p e c i e s o f l a n d a n d s e a b i r d s b u t c o m p a r a t i v e l y f e w s p e c i e s o f m a m m a l s. S i m i l a r t o s e e d d i s p e r s a l i n p l a n t s, m a n y a n i m a l s p e c i e s c a m e t o t h e G a l a p a g o s b y w i n d o r s e a ( H i s t o r y G a l a p a g o s C o n s e r v a n c y, ). 4

6 b. L o c a t i o n o f t h e p r o j e c t T h e G a l a p a g o s I s l a n d s a r e l o c a t e d o f f t h e w e s t e r n c o a s t o f E c u a d o r i n t h e P a c i f i c O c e a n. T h e y a r e c l a s s i f i e d a s a W o r l d H e r i t a g e s i t e b y t h e U n i t e d N a t i o n s E d u c a t i o n a l, S c i e n t i f i c, a n d C u l t u r a l O r g a n i z a t i o n ( U N E S C O ). T h e G a l a p a g o s I s l a n d s a n d i t s i m m e d i a t e w a t e r s f o r m a n E c u a d o r i a n p r o v i n c e, a n a t i o n a l p a r k, a n d a b i o l o g i c a l m a r i n e r e s e r v e. T h e m a i n l a n g u a g e o n t h e i s l a n d s i s S p a n i s h. T h e a r c h i p e l a g o i s c o m p o s e d o f 1 3 m a i n i s l a n d s, 3 s m a l l e r i s l a n d s, a n d r o c k s a n d i s l e t s. T h e G a l a p a g o s I s l a n d s a r e k n o w n w o r l d w i d e f o r t h e d i s c o v e r i e s o f C h a r l e s D a r w i n, a n d a r e h o m e t o u n i q u e a n i m a l a n d p l a n t s p e c i e s. T h e w h o l e a r c h i p e l a g o o r i g i n a t e d f r o m t h e u p l i f t i n g a n d e r u p t i o n o f v o l c a n o e s ( G a l a p a g o s I s l a n d s U N E S C O, ). T h e r e a r e a b o u t 2 5, i n h a b i t a n t s i n t h e A r c h i p e l a g o o f G a l a p a g o s, m o s t o f t h e m s i t u a t e d i n t h e i s l a n d s o f I s a b e l a, S a n t a C r u z, S a n C r i s t o b a l a n d F l o r e a n a. S a n t a C r u z, l o c a t e d i n t h e c e n t e r o f t h e a r c h i p e l a g o, i s t h e s e c o n d l a r g e s t i s l a n d, h a v i n g a n a r e a o f s q u a r e k i l o m e t e r s ( s q. m i l e s ) a n d a m a x i m u m a l t i t u d e o f m e t e r s ( 2, f t. ). T h e i s l a n d i s h o m e t o a p p r o x i m a t e l y 1 5, i n h a b i t a n t s a n d c o n t a i n s t h e m o s t p o p u l a t e d u r b a n c i t y i n t h e a r c h i p e l a g o, P u e r t o A y o r a. T h e C h a r l e s D a r w i n R e s e a r c h S t a t i o n a n d t h e h e a d q u a r t e r s o f t h e G a l á p a g o s N a t i o n a l P a r k S e r v i c e a r e l o c a t e d i n P u e r t o A y o r a a n d i n t h e o u t s k i r t s o f t h e c i t y t h e r e a r e a g r i c u l t u r a l a n d c a t t l e r a i s i n g v i l l a g e s. S a n t a C r u z i s t h e o n l y i s l a n d w i t h r o a d a c c e s s t o i t s i n t e r i o r, t h e r e f o r e p r o v i d i n g l o c a l s a n d t o u r i s t s a r a r e o p p o r t u n i t y t o n a v i g a t e a c r o s s t h e i s l a n d a n d s e e t h e m a g n i f i c e n t f l o r a a n d f a u n a. I t i s e s t i m a t e d t h a t 1 1, h e c t a r e s, % o f t h e i s l a n d t e r r i t o r y, a r e d e v o t e d t o a g r i c u l t u r e. T h e a g r i c u l t u r a l a r e a h a s a h e m i s p h e r i c a l o u t l i n e w h o s e e x t e n t i s a b o u t 2 0 k m l o n g f r o m e a s t t o w e s t a n d 5-7 k m w i d e f r o m n o r t h t o s o u t h. I t i s l o c a t e d b e t w e e n m e t e r s t o i t s s o u t h e r n b o u n d a r y a n d m e t e r s t o t h e G e m e l o s c r a t e r s. T h e a l t i t u d i n a l g r a d i e n t o p e n s p o t e n t i a l s f o r c r o p d i v e r s i f i c a t i o n. H o w e v e r, i n t h e l o w e r p a r t s t o w a r d s B e l l a v i s t a, m o s t o f t h e l a n d i s d e d i c a t e d t o u r b a n g r o w t h ( S a n t a C r u z ). 5

7 I m a g e 1. A g r i c u l t u r a l t e r r i t o r y i n t h e I s l a n d o f S a n t a C r u z. T h e r u r a l t e r r i t o r y i n S a n t a C r u z. B e l l a v i s t a, l o c a t e d n o r t h o f P u e r t o A y o r a i s t h e u r b a n h u b i n t h e a g r i c u l t u r a l d i s t r i c t. S o u r c e : F u n d a c i ó n S a n t i a g o d e G u a y a q u i l,

8 c. O v e r v i e w o f s o c i o e c o n o m i c a n d e n v i r o n m e n t a l f a c t o r s S a n t a C r u z i s a s h i e l d v o l c a n o, l o c a t e d i n t h e c e n t e r o f t h e G a l a p a g o s a r c h i p e l a g o. I t i s t h e h u b o f h u m a n a c t i v i t y i n t h e G a l a p a g o s. T h e s o u t h s i d e o f t h e i s l a n d i s h o m e t o t h e N a t i o n a l P a r k H e a d q u a r t e r s, t h e D a r w i n R e s e a r c h S t a t i o n, a n d P u e r t o A y o r a ( t h e l a r g e s t s e t t l e m e n t i n t h e G a l a p a g o s ) ( S a n t a C r u z ). T h e m a i n i n d u s t r y o f t h e a r e a i s e c o - t o u r i s m. D i s c l a i m e r : B e f o r e a r r i v i n g t o t h e f i e l d. T h e r e w a s a l a c k o f c o n t e x t u a l i n f o r m a t i o n, p a r t i c u l a r l y f o r t h e a g r i c u l t u r e a r e a o f t h e i s l a n d o f S a n t a C r u z. T h e r e f o r e, o n e o f t h e o b j e c t i v e s f o r t h i s f i e l d p r a c t i c u m b e c a m e t h e c o n s o l i d a t i o n o f k e y s o c i o e c o n o m i c f a c t o r s f o r t h e a r e a. d. C u r r e n t I s s u e s E n v i r o n m e n t a l c o n c e r n s : H u m a n a c t i v i t y h a s d r a s t i c a l l y c h a n g e d t h e G a l a p a g o s I s l a n d s e c o s y s t e m s, e s p e c i a l l y w i t h i n t h e o c c u p i e d r e g i o n s o f F l o r e a n a, S a n t a C r u z, S a n C r i s t o b a l, B a l t r a, I s a b e l a, E s p a ñ o l a, S a n t i a g o, P i n t a, a n d P i n z o n. T h r o u g h h u n t i n g a n d o t h e r e x p l o i t a t i v e a c t i v i t i e s, a n i m a l s s u c h a s w h a l e s, f u r s e a l s, g i a n t t o r t o i s e s, g r o u p e r, l o b s t e r s a n d s e a c u c u m b e r s h a v e s u f f e r e d s i g n i f i c a n t p o p u l a t i o n l o s s e s. I n a d d i t i o n t o e n d a n g e r i n g a n i m a l p o p u l a t i o n s t h r o u g h h u n t i n g, h u m a n s h a v e i n t r o d u c e d o v e r f o r e i g n i n s e c t s p e c i e s t o t h e i s l a n d s t h r o u g h t h e t r a n s p o r t o f w o o d, f r u i t s, v e g e t a b l e s a n d o t h e r o r g a n i c m a t e r i a l. F i r e a n t s a n d w a s p s h a v e b e c o m e a m a j o r t h r e a t t o t h e m i c r o e n v i r o n m e n t o f t h e i s l a n d s ; t h e y a r e a l t e r i n g t h e p o l l i n a t i o n c y c l e, a n d a t t a c k d i f f e r e n t a n i m a l s p e c i e s. F u r t h e r m o r e, t h e n u m b e r o f i n t r o d u c e d s p e c i e s i n G a l a p a g o s c o n t i n u e s t o i n c r e a s e, w i t h m a n y o f t h e s e s p e c i e s i m p a c t i n g t h e n a t i v e e c o s y s t e m s. A t o t a l o f 3 6 v e r t e b r a t e s h a v e b e e n r e c o r d e d a s i n t r o d u c e d s p e c i e s, w i t h m a m m a l s s u c h a s g o a t s, p i g s, d o g s, c a t s, a n d r a t s b e i n g c o n s i d e r e d t h e m o s t h a z a r d o u s. ( H i s t o r y G a l a p a g o s C o n s e r v a n c y, ). W i t h r e g a r d s t o w a t e r, t h e i s l a n d e r s i n S a n t a C r u z b u y p o t a b l e w a t e r f r o m s m a l l c o m p a n i e s t h a t u s e d e s a l i n a t i o n p l a n t s, w h i l e w a t e r f o r non- por t a b l e u s e s c o m e s f r o m d i f f e r e n t s o u r c e s. I n S a n t a C r u z, b r a c k i s h w a t e r ( a m i x t u r e o f r a i n w a t e r a n d s e a w a t e r ) i s f o u n d i n c r e v i c e s n e a r t h e c o a s t ; t h i s i s t h e m a i n s o u r c e o f w a t e r f o r t h e t o w n 7

9 o f P u e r t o A y o r a. H o w e v e r, t h e g r o w i n g d e m a n d a n d r a p i d l y g r o w i n g p o p u l a t i o n i s p u t t i n g i n c r e a s i n g p r e s s u r e o n t h i s v i t a l r e s o u r c e. F u r t h e r m o r e, d u e t o l e a k a g e f r o m d o m e s t i c u s e, w a s t e w a t e r i s m i x e d w i t h w a t e r f r o m t h e c rev i c e s, c a u s i n g h e a l t h r i s k s t o t h e p u b l i c ( D i r e c c i ó n, ). S o c i a l c o n c e r n s : T h e l o c a l p o p u l a t i o n d e p e n d s o n i m p o r t e d f o o d s w h i c h c o m e o v e r o n s h i p s f r o m m a i n l a n d E c u a d o r, i n p r e c a r i o u s c o n d i t i o n, p o s i n g a h e a l t h t h r e a t t o t h e i n h a b i t a n t s, a n d a l l o w i n g t h e i n t r o d u c t i o n o f i n v a s i v e f l o r a a n d f a u n a s p e c i e s. M a s s t o u r i s m i s g r o w i n g f a s t e r t h a n i m p r o v e m e n t s i n f o o d p r o d u c t i o n o r w a t e r p r o t e c t i o n c a n k e e p u p w i t h. T h e r e a r e a n i n c r e a s i n g n u m b e r o f i l l e g a l i m m i g r a n t s f r o m m a i n l a n d E c u a d o r a u g m e n t i n g t h e n e e d f o r d r a s t i c m i g r a t i o n c o n t r o l a n d i m p l e m e n t a t i o n t o g u a r a n t e e a s u s t a i n a b l e l i v e l i h o o d f o r t h e r e s i d e n t s, v i s i t o r s, a n d f a r m e r s ( D i r e c c i ó n d e l P a r q u e N a c i o n a l G a l á p a g o s, ). A g r i c u l t u r a l c o n c e r n s : F a r m e r s f a c e l o w p r o f i t a b i l i t y o f t h e i r f a r m s, c h a r a c t e r i z e d m a i n l y b y t h e f o l l o w i n g a s p e c t s : l a c k o f o r g a n i z a t i o n o f f a r m e r s t o p l a n p r o d u c t i o n ; l a c k o f a r e g u l a t o r y s y s t e m t o c o n t r o l f o o d a n d p r i c e s t h a t a r e i m p o r t e d f r o m t h e m a i n l a n d ; p o o r m a r k e t i n g s y s t e m ; l a c k o f w a t e r f o r i r r i g a t i o n i n l a r g e a r e a s d u r i n g d r y s e a s o n ; l o w p r o d u c t i o n a n d p r o d u c t i v i t y l e v e l s o f l o c a l a g r i c u l t u r a l c r o p s ; a n d p r e s e n c e o f p e s t s a n d d i s e a s e s i n c r o p s ( P l a n d e D e s a r r o l l o y O r d e n a m i e n t o T e r r i t o r i a l d e l C a n t o n S a n t a C r u z, ). I V. B a c k g r o u n d i n f o r m a t i o n o n t h e h o s t o r g a n i z a t i o n E c u a d o r T i e r r a V i v a ( E T V ) i s a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n w h o s e a i m i s t o i m p r o v e t h e q u a l i t y o f l i f e o f E c u a d o r s n e e d i e s t c o m m u n i t i e s t h r o u g h p r o v i s i o n o r i m p r o v e m e n t o f w a t e r, h e a l t h a n d e d u c a t i o n s e r v i c e s ( V i v a n c o, ). T h e f o u n d a t i o n h a s a n a r r a y o f d i f f e r e n t p r o j e c t s t h r o u g h o u t t h e c o u n t r y o f E c u a d o r a n d c o l l a b o r a t e s w i t h o t h e r i n s t i t u t i o n s w i t h i n t h e G a l a p a g o s t o p r o t e c t t h e f r a g i l e e c o s y s t e m s o f t h e i s l a n d s t h r o u g h a c t i v e e d u c a t i o n a l e n d e a v o r s. I n t h i s w a y, E c u a d o r T i e r r a V i v a c o n t r i b u t e s t o t h e c o m m u n i t y 8

10 d e v e l o p m e n t o f t h e G a l a p a g o s i n s o c i a l, c u l t u r a l, a n d e c o n o m i c a s p e c t s t o i m p r o v e t h e q u a l i t y o f l i f e. E T V s g o a l i s t o p r o v i d e c o n s u l t a t i o n f o r c o n s e r v a t i o n a u t h o r i t i e s, e d u c a t i o n, a n d s o c i a l s e r v i c e s i n o r d e r t o a c h i e v e t h e i r o b j e c t i v e s, w h i c h c o m b i n e c o n c e r n s f o r t h e e c o l o g i c a l b a l a n c e o f t h e G a l a p a g o s I s l a n d s w i t h t h e s o c i a l w e l f a r e o f i t s i n h a b i t a n t s. A n o v e r a l l a i m i s t o e x t e n d s u c c e s s f u l s t r a t e g i e s t o o t h e r s i m i l a r p o p u l a t e d i s l a n d s i n t h e a r c h i p e l a g o ( V i v a n c o, ). V. C o n c e p t u a l F r a m e w o r k A s n o t e d p r e v i o u s l y, E c u a d o r T i e r r a V i v a a i m s t o i m p r o v e t h e q u a l i t y o f l i f e o f t h e E c u a d o r s n e e d i e s t c o m m u n i t i e s t h r o u g h t h e p r o v i s i o n o f i m p r o v e d w a t e r, h e a l t h a n d e d u c a t i o n a l s e r v i c e s ( V i v a n c o, ). T h is f i e l d p r a c t i c u m a i m s t o s u p p o r t t h a t g o a l b y g a t h e r i n g s o c i o - e c o n o m i c d a t a a b o u t S a n t a C r u z a n d t h e a g r i c u l t u r a l s e c t o r i n p a r t i c u l a r t o d e v e l o p s t r a t e g i e s t o e n h a n c e t h e s u s t a i n a b i l i t y o f t h e f a r m e r s l i v e l i hood a n d b y e n h a n c i n g t h e a g r i c u l t u r a l b u f f e r l a n d s t o h e l p p r o t e c t t h e r e s o u r c e s o f t h e G a l a p a g o s N a t i o n a l P a r k. T h e c o l l e c t i o n a n d a n a l y s i s o f t h e f i e l d d a t a w i l l p r o v i d e E c u a d o r T i e r r a V i v a w i t h a s t r o n g f o u n d a t i o n f o r f u t u r e f u n d i n g a n d p r o g r a m m i n g t o i m p r o v e t h e l i v e l i h o o d s o f t h e f a r m e r s i n t h e i s l a n d o f S a n t a C r u z. O n t h e I s l a n d o f S a n t a C r u z, s e a s o n a l p r o d u c t s c a n o n l y b e h a r v e s t e d d u r i n g a s p e c i f i c t i m e i n t h e y e a r. S e a s o n a l i t y d o e s n o t l i m i t t h e v o l u m e o f p r o d u c t i o n, b u t r a t h e r i t s c o n t i n u i t y t h r o u g h o u t t h e y e a r. S a m p l e s o f s e a s o n a l p r o d u c t s a r e p l a n t a i n s, b a n a n a s, c a b b a g e, c a u l i f l o w e r, b r o c c o l i, c u c u m b e r, l e t t u c e, t o m a t o, p e p p e r, o r a n g e, l e m o n, m e l o n, p i n e a p p l e, a n d p a p a y a. W h e n n o t l o c a l l y a v a i l a b l e, t h e s e c r o p s a r e i m p o r t e d f r o m t h e m a i n l a n d. Labor- i n t e n s i v e m e a n s t h a t c r o p s s u c h a s b e a n s, p e a s, o n i o n a n d c a r r o t s, d u e t o h i g h c o s t s i n l a b o r a n d m a c h i n e r y, a r e m o r e c o s t l y t o p r o d u c e i n t h e i s l a n d. T h e r e f o r e, i t i s c h e a p e r t o i m p o r t t h e m. ( G o b i e r n o A u t o n o m o D e c e n t r a l i z a d o M u n c i p a l d e S a n t a C r u z, ). 9

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12 V I. O b j e c t i v e s O B J E C T I V E S P R O B L E M Q U E S T I O N M E T H O D O L O G Y A N A L Y S I S P R O J E C T E D R E S U L T S E n h a n c e d u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f s o c i o - e c o n o m i c i n f o r m a t i o n o n t h e I s l a n d o f S a n t a C r u z a n d t h e a g r i c u l t u r a l s e c t o r t o b e u s e d b y t h e n o n p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n a s b a s e l i n e d a t a f o r p r e s e n t a n d f u t u r e p r o j e c t s s e e k i n g t o e n h a n c e n a t u r a l r e s o u r c e s p r o t e c t i o n a n d f a r m e r s l i v e l i h o o d s T h e N GO c u r r e n t l y d o e s n o t h a v e a n y b a s e d a t a, W h a t a r e t h e k e y s o c i o e c o n o m i c f a c t o r s f r o m t h e a g r i c u l t u r a l s e c t o r? C o m p i l e d a t a f r o m gov e r n m e n t a l i n s t i t u t i o n s t h r o u g h d a t a c o l l e c t i o n a n d i n f o r m a l i n t e r v i e w s : M u n i c i p i o d e S a n t a C r u z ; S e c r e t a r i a T é c n i c a d e D e s a r r o l l o S o s t e n i b l e, D e p a r t a m e n t o d e P l a n i f i c a c i ó n U r b a n a y R u r a l d e S a n t a C r u z. A n a l y z e i n f o r m a t i o n a n d p r e p a r e a s y n t h e s i s o f t h e m a j o r f i n d i n g s, i n c l u d i n g t a b l e s o f t h e f i n d i n g s. A n a l y t i c a l d o c u m e n t p r o v i d e s a s y n t h e s i s o f k e y s o c i o - e c o n o m i c d a t a i n c l u d i n g : d e m o g r a p h i c e d u c a t i o n, n u t r i t i o n, f o o d s e c u r i t y, h e a l t h, w a t e r, s o i l s, e c o n o m i c a n d e n e r g y r e s o u r c e s. T o b e u s e d b y t h e N G O f o r p r e s e n t a n d f u t u r e e n d e a v o r s. A s s e s s t h e a g r i c u l t u r a l b u f f e r l a n d s o f t h e G a l a p a g o s N a t i o n a l P a r k ( G. N. P. ) a n d d e t e r m i n e t h e i r p o t e n t i a l t o h e l p p r o t e c t t h e n a t u r a l r e s o u r c e s o f t h e P a r k. W h a t m e a s u r e s m i g h t b e t a k e n i n a g r i c u l t u r a l b u f f e r l a n d s t o e n h a n c e t h e e f f e c t i v e n e s s o f c o n s e r v a t i o n, t o p r o t e c t n a t u r a l r e s o u r c e s? S i t e i n v e n t o r y o f h y d r o l o g y, s o i l s, v e g e t a t i o n, w i l d l i f e, e r o s i o n p o t e n t i a l, f o r e s t r y a n d a g r i c u l t u r a l s y s t e m s. A n a l y z e s i t e i n v e n t o r y i n f o r m a t i o n. U s e t h i s d a t a t o i d e n t i f y m e a s u r e s t o e n h a n c e c o n s e r v a t i o n, p r o t e c t i o n. O p p o r t u n i t i e s a n d c o n s t r a i n t s w i t h i n t h e a g r i c u l t u r a l b u f f e r w i l l b e d e v e l o p e d. I l l u s t r a t i v e p l a n s d e l i n e a t i n g p r a c t i c e s f o r t h e a g r i c u l t u r e b u f f e r l a n d s. R e c o m m e n d e d d r a w i n g s o f f e r g u i d e l i n e s t o f a r m e r s t o r e d u c e t h e i m p a c t s o n a d j a c e n t c o n s e r v a t i o n a r e a s. 11

13 V I I. M e t h o d s u t i l i z e d T h e f o l l o w i n g d i a g r a m i l l u s t r a t e s h o w t h e m e t h o d s w e r e l i n k e d d u r i n g t h e f i e l d p r a c t i c u m. P r o c e d u r e s u s e d t o c o n d u c t t h e s e m e t h o d s a r e d e s c r i b e d i n t h e f o l l o w i n g s e c t i o n s :. C o m p i l e i n f o r m a t i o n f r o m g o v e r n m e n t a l i n s t i t u t i o n s t h r o u g h d a t a c o l l e c t i o n a n d i n f o r m a l i n t e r v i e w s. I n v e n t o r y h y d r o l o g y, s o i l s, v e g e t a t i o n, w i l d l i f e, e r o s i o n p o t e n t i a l, f o r e s t r y, a n d a g r i c u l t u r a l s y s t e m s O F T H E S I T E. a. I n f o r m a l I n t e r v i e w s T h e i n f o r m a l i n t e r v i e w i n g a n d r e s e a r c h p r o c e s s u t i l i z e d w a s a d a p t e d f r o m t h e Q u a l i t a t i v e R e s e a r c h G u i d e l i n e s P r o j e c t b y C o h e n a n d C r a b t r e e ( ). T h e i n f o r m a l i n t e r v i e w s t o o k p l a c e w i t h i n t h e d i f f e r e n t g o v e r n m e n t a l i n s t i t u t i o n s, i n c l u d i n g M u n i c i p i o d e S a n t a C r u z ( S a n t a C r u z M u n i c i p a l i t y ), S e c r e t a r i a T e c n i c a d e D e s a r r o l l o S o s t e n i b l e ( T e c h n i c a l s e c r e t a r y f o r s u s t a i n a b l e d e v e l o p m e n t ) a n d D e p a r t a m e n t o d e P l a n i f i c a c i o n U r b a n a y R u r a l d e S a n t a C r u z ( U r b a n a n d R u r a l P l a n n i n g D e p a r t m e n t i n S a n t a C r u z ). T h e r e a s o n f o r u t i l i z i n g i n f o r m a l i n t e r v i e w s w a s t o e n c o u r a g e o p e n d i a l o g u e w i t h t h e o r g a n i z a t i o n s b e i n g c o n s u l t e d. A n a d d i t i o n a l a d v a n t a g e w a s t h a t t h e s e i n t e r v i e w s d i d n o t r e q u i r e t h e s c h e d u l i n g o f f o r m a l m e e t i n g s. C o n s e q u e n t l y i t w o r k e d w e l l w i t h b u s y g o v e r n m e n t a l a g e n c i e s, a n d f a c i l i t a t e d b u r e a u c r a t i c p r o c e d u r e s r e q u i r e d t o s e c u r e k e y d a t a. A s a r e s e a r c h e r, i n f o r m a t i o n w a s r e c o r d e d i n p e r s o n a l n o t e s a n d m e m o r y. W h i l e i n t h e f i e l d a s a n o b s e r v e r, i n f o r m a l i n t e r v i e w s w e r e c a r r i e d o u t i n a n u n p r e m e d i t a t e d f a s h i o n. T h e s e i n f o r m a l i n t e r v i e w s w e r e p a r t i c u l a r l y i m p o r t a n t d u r i n g t h e i n i t i a l s t a g e s o f t h e s t u d y, s i n c e l i t e r a t u r e c h a r a c t e r i z i n g t h e l o c a l s i t u a t i o n w a s q u i t e s c a r c e. I n f o r m a l i n t e r v i e w s w e r e a l s o u s e d t o d r a w a t t e n t i o n t o i n n o v a t i v e t o p i c s o f i m p o r t a n c e t h a t m a y h a v e b e e n u n n o t i c e d b y p r i o r s t u d i e s ( C o h e n a n d C r a b t r e e, ). 12

14 b. S u r v e y s T h e s u r v e y w a s c a r r i e d o u t t o d e t e r m i n e t h e c o m m u n i t y s p e r c e p t i o n a b o u t t h e c u r r e n t s t a t e o f t h e f a r m s i n t h e a g r i c u l t u r a l a r e a o f S a n t a C r u z. T h e t a r g e t g r o u p w a s i n d i v i d u a l s, m a l e a n d f e m a l e o l d e r t h a n 1 8 y e a r s o l d t h a t e i t h e r w o r k ed, l i v e d, o r b o t h i n t h e A g r i c u l t u r a l h u b o f B e l l a v i s t a. A s n o t e d i n K e l l e y e t a l. ( ), s u r v e y s a r e t y p i c a l l y c a r r i e d o u t u s i n g a q u e s t i o n n a i r e o r i n t e r v i e w. T h e s u r v e y s w e r e i n t e n d e d t o t a k e a s n a p s h o t o f h o w t h i n g s w e r e a t a s p e c i f i c m o m e n t i n t i m e. T h e s u r v e y w a s c a r r i e d o u t f a c e - to- f a c e, w h i c h r e q u i r e d t h a t r e s p o n d e n t s b e a p p r o a c h e d i n d i v i d u a l l y, e i t h e r i n t h e s t r e e t o r b y n e t w o r k i n g t h r o u g h a l o c a l p e r s o n. A s e r i e s o f q u e s t i o n s w e r e p o s e d t o e a c h r e s p o n d e n t a n d t h e i r a n s w e r s w e r e rec o r d e d. F a c e - to- f a c e i n t e r v i e w s w e r e a m o r e e x p e n s i v e a n d l a b o r i o u s m e t h o d t h a n p o s t a l s u r v e y s ; h o w e v e r, f o r B e l l a v i s t a i t w a s t h e r i g h t a p p r o a c h f o r t h e c o m m u n i t y a n d l o c a l c o n t e x t a s p e o p l e a r e m o r e r e l a t i o n a l a n d t h e p o s t a l s e r v i c e i s n o t e f f i c i e n t ( K e l l e y e t a l, ). M o r e o v e r, c o n v e n i e n c e s a m p l i n g w a s e n g a g e d w h i c h p e r m i t t e d t h e d e l i v e r a b l e s t o i n c l u d e a s a m p l e p o p u l a t i o n s e l e c t e d b e c a u s e i t w a s r e a d i l y a v a i l a b l e a n d c o n v e n i e n t a t h a n d, I t w a s a l s o h i g h l y s u g g e s t e d b y t h e n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n t o c o n d u c t t h e m t h i s w a y. C o n v e n i e n c e s a m p l e i s a n o n - p r o b a b i l i t y s a m p l i n g m e t h o d w h e r e s u b j e c t s a r e c h o s e n d u e t o t h e i r c o n v e n i e n t a c c e s s i b i l i t y a n d p r o x i m i t y t o t h e r e s e a r c h e r. I u s e d t h i s s a m p l i n g t e c h n i q u e b e c a u s e i t i s f a s t, i n e x p e n s i v e, e a s y a n d t h e s u b j e c t s a r e r e a d i l y a v a i l a b l e. The d i s a d v a n t a g e f r o m t h i s t e c h n i q u e i s t h a t i t d o e s n o t p r o v i d e a s a m p l e o f t h e e n t i r e p o p u l a t i o n ( C o n v e n i e n c e S a m p l i n g, ). c. L a n d P l a n n i n g A c c o r d i n g t o t h e S i t e p l a n n i n g a n d d e s i g n h a n d b o o k ( R u s s ), m o s t n a t i o n a l d e c r e e s n e c e s s i t a t e t h a t z o n i n g r e g u l a t i o n s b e e s t a b l i s h e d a n d e m p l o y e d i n h a r m o n y w i t h a c o m p r e h e n s i v e l a n d u s e p l a n, o f t e n t i m e s k n o w n a s a " g e n e r a l p l a n o r " m a s t e r p l a n. " C h a r a c t e r i s t i c a l l y, a c o m p r e h e n s i v e p l a n e m b o d i e s a n e x p r e s s i o n o f a n a g r e e d u p o n v i s i o n f o r t h e f u t u r e d e v e l o p m e n t o f a m u n i c i p a l i t y. C o m p r e h e n s i v e p l a n f r e q u e n t l y r e p o r t t o p i c s s i g n i f i c a n t t o f u t u r e g r o w t h t h r o u g h c o m p o n e n t s r e g a r d i n g h o u s i n g, p u b l i c i n f r a s t r u c t u r e n e c e s s i t i e s, r e c r e a t i o n a l f a c i l i t i e s, t r a n s p o r t a t i o n, e c o n o m i c p r o g r e s s, o p e n s p a c e, a n d a g r i c u l t u r e. F u r t h e r m o r e, t h e y s h o u l d 13

15 e n s u r e t h a t s u s t a i n a b l e s i t e p l a n n i n g l i m i t s t h e i m p a c t o f d e v e l o p m e n t o n n a t i v e e c o s y s t e m s ( R u s s, ). T h e l a n d p l a n n i n g e x e r c i s e e n c o m p a s s e d t h e w h o l e a g r i c u l t u r a l a r e a i n t h e a r e a o f S a n t a C r u z, w i t h t h e a i m o f d e l i n e a t i n g t h e a g r i c u l t u r e b u f f e r l a n d s a n d p r o p o s i n g m e a s u r e s f o r e n h a n c i n g r e s o u r c e p r o t e c t i o n. i. S i t e A n a l y s i s a n d S y n t h e s i s I n t h e f i e l d o f l a n d s c a p e a r c h i t e c t u r e, s i t e a n a l y s i s i s a p r o c e s s t h a t i n c l u d e s a c o m p l e t e i n v e n t o r y o f p h y s i c a l d a t a, a n a l y s i s o f t h i s d a t a, a n d a s y n t h e s i s o f a l l t h e a n a l y z e d d a t a t o d e t e r m i n e t h e o p p o r t u n i t i e s a n d c o n s t r a i n t s f o r l a n d t o b e u s e d f o r a g r i c u l t u r a l, b u f f e r o r u r b a n i z e d u s e s. ( C o n t e n t s - S i t e P l a n n i n g a n d D e s i g n, ). T h i s s i t e a n a l y s i s p r o c e s s p r o v i d e s a r e a d i n g o f t h e l a n d t o m a k e i n f o r m e d d e c i s i o n s a s a b a s i s f o r t h e m a s t e r p l a n s a n d d e t a i l e d c o n c e p t u a l d e s i g n s. ( A n a l y s i s a n d S i t e R e c o n n a i s s a n c e, ). An i n v e n t o r y, a n a l y s i s a n d s y n t h e s i s w e r e c o n d u c t e d o f t h e a g r i c u l t u r a l a r e a s i n o r d e r t o d e t e r m i n e t h e o p p o r t u n i t i e s a n d c o n s t r a i n t s o f t h e s e l a n d s t o f u n c t i o n a s b u f f e r z o n e s f o r p r o t e c t e d a r e a s o f t h e i s l a n d. T h e p r o c e s s b e g a n b y d o c u m e n t i n g t h e p h y s i c a l c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s o f t h e a g r i c u l t u r a l a r e a s i n c l u d i n g t h e t o p o g r a p h y, s o i l s, h y d r o l o g y, v e g e t a t i o n, a n d i n f r a s t r u c t u r e s u c h a s b u i l d i n g, r o a d s a n d u t i l i t i e s ( R u s s, ). T h e s e f e a t u r e s wer e a n a l y z e d i n d i v i d u a l l y a n d t h e n s y n t h e s i z e d w i t h t h e a n a l y s i s o f a l l t h e o t h e r f e a t u r e s t o d e t e r m i n e t h e o v e r a l l o p p o r t u n i t i e s a n d c o n s t r a i n t s o f t h e f a r m l a n d t o f u n c t i o n a s b u f f e r l a n d s. T h e i n v e n t o r y m a p s w e r e o b t a i n e d f r o m d i f f e r e n t s t a k e h o l d e r s, i n c l u d i n g M u n i c i p i o d e S a n t a C r u z ( S a n t a C r u z M u n i c i p a l i t y ), S e c r e t a r í a T é c n i c a d e D e s a r r o l l o S o s t e n i b l e ( T e c h n i c a l S e c r e t a r i a t f o r S u s t a i n a b l e D e v e l o p m e n t ), a n d D e p a r t a m e n t o d e P l a n i f i c a c i ó n U r b a n a y R u r a l d e S a n t a C r u z ( U r b a n a n d R u r a l P l a n n i n g D e p a r t m e n t i n S a n t a C r u z ). T h e i n f o r m a t i o n, m a p s a n d d a t a w e r e c o m p i l e d t o l a t e r b e u s e d i n a n a l y s i s a n d s y n t h e s i s. ii. C o n c e p t u a l M a s t e r P l a n 14

16 B a s e d o n t h e o p p o r t u n i t i e s a n d c o n s t r a i n t s i n f o r m a t i o n, t h e m a s t e r p l a n was r e s p o n s i v e t o t h e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s o f t h e l a n d, t h e n e e d s o f t h e f a r m e r s t o m a i n t a i n v i a b l e f a r m i n g p r a c t i c e s a n d t h e r e q u i r e m e n t s o f a n a d e q u a t e b u f f e r z o n e t o p r o t e c t t h e r e s o u r c e s o f t h e p r o t e c t e d a r e a s. A d d i t i o n a l l y, d e t a i l e d d e s i g n s w e r e d e v e l o p e d t h a t h e l p e d t o i l l u s t r a t e t h e i n t e n t o f t h e m a s t e r p l a n f o r m o r e s u s t a i n a b l e f a r m p r a c t i c e s a n d t h e u s e o f a g r i c u l t u r a l l a n d s a s b u f f e r z o n e s. V I I I. A n a l y s i s, d e l i v e r a b l e s a n d d i s c u s s i o n a. I n f o r m a l I n t e r v i e w s I n f o r m a l i n t e r v i e w s w e r e c o n d u c t e d t o f i n d o u t p r e l i m i n a r y i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t t h e c u r r e n t s i t u a t i o n o f t h e a g r i c u l t u r a l l a n d s. E c u a d o r T i e r r a V i v a g u i d e d m e t o t h e r e s p o n d e n t s f r o m t h e d i f f e r e n t g o v e r n m e n t i n s t i t u t i o n s i n c l u d i n g M u n i c i p i o d e S a n t a C r u z, S e c r e t a r i a T é c n i c a d e D e s a r r o l l o S o s t e n i b l e, D e p a r t a m e n t o d e P l a n i f i c a c i ó n U r b a n a y R u r a l d e S a n t a C r u z, a n d i n f o r m a l l y p e o p l e w e r e e n c o u r a g e d t o r e v e a l w h a t t h e y f e l t a b o u t t h e a g r i c u l t u r a l l a n d. S u c h i n t e r v i e w s w e r e e n t i r e l y i n f o r m a l a n d w e r e n o t m e a s u r e d b y a s p e c i f i c s e t o f m e t i c u l o u s q u e s t i o n s, b u t i n t h e p r o c e s s a h y p o t h e s i s w a s e l a b o r a t e d : M o s t o f t h e a g r i c u l t u r a l l a n d i n t h e I s l a n d o f S a n t a C r u z h a s n o t b e e n u s e d t o i t s m a x i m u m p o t e n t i a l ; f a r m e r s m i g h t n o t b e u s i n g s t r a t e g i e s t o p r o t e c t t h e c o n s e r v a t i o n z o n e s a n d p e o p l e p r e f e r t o w o r k i n t h e t o u r i s m h u b s o f P u e r t o A y o r a f o r i t b r i n g s m o r e r e v e n u e t o t h e h o u s e h o l d s. T h e i n f o r m a l i n t e r v i e w s a l s o p r o v i d e d a n a m p l e a c c e s s t o t h e s o c i o e c o n o m i c d a t a o f t h e i s l a n d. T h e r e f o r e, t h i s a d d r e s s e d t h e f i r s t o b j e c t i v e o f t h e p r a c t i c u m : E n h a n c e d u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f s o c i o - e c o n o m i c i n f o r m a t i o n o n t h e I s l a n d o f S a n t a C r u z a n d t h e a g r i c u l t u r a l s e c t o r t o b e u s e d b y t h e n o n p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n a s b a s e l i n e d a t a f o r p r e s e n t a n d f u t u r e p r o j e c t s s e e k i n g t o e n h a n c e n a t u r a l r e s o u r c e s p r o t e c t i o n a n d f a r m e r s l i v e l i h o o d s. F r o m t h e a n a l y t i c a l d o c u m e n t f o u n d i n A p p e n d i x A, w h i c h p r o v i d e s a n i n d e p t h s y n t h e s i s o f k e y s o c i o - e c o n o m i c d a t a i n c l u d i n g : d e m o g r a p h i c e d u c a t i o n, n u t r i t i o n, f o o d s e c u r i t y, h e a l t h, w a t e r, s o i l s, e c o n o m i c a l a n d e n e r g y r e s o u r c e s. T h e d a t a i s r e l e v a n t a n d u s e f u l f o r t h e i l l u s t r a t i v e p l a n s d e l i n e a t i n g p r a c t i c e s f o r t h e a g r i c u l t u r e b u f f e r l a n d s. A n d t h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n d r a w i n g s t h a t o f f e r g u i d e l i n e s t o 15

17 f a r m e r s t o r e d u c e t h e i m p a c t s o n a d j a c e n t c o n s e r v a t i o n a r e a s, con s t i t u t e s t h e f o l l o w i n g : T h e d e g r e e o f u r b a n c o n c e n t r a t i o n o f P u e r t o A y o r a i s t h e h i g h e s t i n t h e r e g i o n w i t h 1 1, p e o p l e, a n d a c c o u n t s f o r % a n d % w i t h i n t h e c a n t o n. M o s t o f t h e p o p u l a t i o n i s c o n c e n t r a t e d b e t w e e n 2 5 t o 2 9 y e a r s o l d f o r b o t h m e n a n d w o m e n. T h e t w o r u r a l p a r i s h e s h a v e a r e g i o n a l c o n c e n t r a t i o n o f % i n S a n t a R o s a ( i n h a b i t a n t s ) a n d % i n B e l l a v i s t a ( 2, i n h a b i t a n t s ), w h i c h tra n s l a t e s c a n t o n a l l e v e l a t % a n d % r e s p e c t i v e l y. F u r t h e r m o r e, i n S a n t a C r u z t h e r e h a s b e e n a n a n n u a l i n c r e m e n t a l g r o w t h o f 3. 5 % ( G o b i e r n o A u t o n o m o D e c e n t r a l i z a d o M u n c i p a l d e S a n t a C r u z, ). T h e m a i n a g r i c u l t u r a l h u b i s t h e t o w n o f B e l l a v i s t a, T h e p H l e v e l o f B e l l a v i s t a s s o i l r a n g e s f r o m v e r y a c i d i c l e v e l s t o a c i d n e u t r a l l e v e l s. I n t h e r u r a l a r e a, t h e p H l e v e l s r a n g e b e t w e e n 5 a n d 6. M o s t o f t h e s o i l t h a t i s u s e d f o r a g r i c u l t u r a l p u r p o s e s is f r e e f r o m v e g e t a t i v e i n v a s i v e s p e c i e s. T h e s o i l a n d v e g e t a t i o n d r a m a t i c a l l y c h a n g e s i n t h e h i g h l a n d a r e a, w h e r e t h e s o i l i s n o t a r i d a n d i s a b l e t o p r o d u c e v e r d a n t v e g e t a t i o n ( D i r e c c i ó n d e l P a r q u e N a c i o n a l G a l á p a g o s, 2 0 ). A b o u t 9 0 % o f t h e i n t r o d u c e d s p e c i e s o f f l o r a h a v e b e e n b r o u g h t b y h u m a n s f o r o r n a m e n t a l o r a g r i c u l t u r a l u s e. T h e v e h i c l e f o r m a n y o f t h e s e i n v a s i v e f l o r a a n d f a u n a s p e c i e s i s i m p o r t e d f o o d, o n w h i c h t h e h u m a n p o p u l a t i o n i n t h e G a l a p a g o s i s d e p e n d e n t ( H i s t o r y G a l a p a g o s C o n s e r v a n c y, ). T h e h i g h l a n d a r e a i n S a n t a C r u z i s e n t i r e l y s u r r o u n d e d b y t h e c o n s e r v a t i o n l a n d - G a l a p a g o s N a t i o n a l P a r k, a c o n s e r v a t i o n l a n d. T h e b o r d e r b e t w e e n t h e G N P a n d f a r m l a n d i s c o m m o n l y d i s t u r b e d b y t h e i n t r o d u c e d f l o r a t h a t c o m e s t h r o u g h w i n d, b i r d s, c a t t l e, a n i m a l s a n d e v e n h u m a n s. I n a d d i t i o n, G N P h a s s u s t a i n e d a p a r k - o n l y p o l i c y, w h i c h e n c o m p a s s e s c o n t r o l o f f a u n a a n d v e g e t a t i v e i n v a s i v e s p e c i e s j u s t f o r t h e p a r k p r o p e r t y. I t i s u p t o e a c h f a r m e r t o e r a d i c a t e t h e i n v a s i v e s p e c i e s i n t h e i r l a n d a n d p r o t e c t t h e i r b o r d e r l i n e s, r e s u l t i n g i n t e n s i o n s w i t h i n l a n d o w n e r s a n d p a r k p r o p e r t y, e s p e c i a l l y f o r t h e l a n d o w n e r s t h a t a r e a d j a c e n t t o t h e G N P b o r d e r l i n e. F a r m l a n d s v a r y i n s c a l e f r o m t w o t o h e c t a r e s. I t i s a l s o k n o w n t h a t p e s t i c i d e a n d h e r b i c i d e p r a c t i c e i s l i m i t e d a n d c o n t r o l l e d b y t h e G a l a p a g o s 16

18 N a t i o n a l P a r k a n d t h e l o c a l M u n i c i p a l i t y ; h o w e v e r, s o m e f a r m e r s a n d p r o p e r t y - o w n e r s s t i l l o b t a i n f o r b i d d e n w e e d - k i l l e r s a n d p e s t i c i d e s f o r t h e c o n t r o l o f t h e i r l a n d s ( B r e w i n g t o n, ). T h i s l a s t p i e c e w a s f u n d a m e n t a l f o r t h e i l l u s t r a t i o n o f m a p s a n d d e s i g n r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s w h e n f a r m s a r e a d j a c e n t t o a c o n s e r v a t i o n z o n e b. S u r v e y s T h e s u r v e y i n a c o n v e n i e n c e s a m p l e f o r m a t w a s c a r r i e d o u t w i t h t h a t l i v e d a n d / o r w o r k e d i n t h e a g r i c u l t u r a l h u b o f B e l l a v i s t a. T h e p o p u l a t i o n i n B e l l a v i s t a i s 2, A l l p a r t i c i p a n t s w e r e o l d e r t h a n 1 8 y e a r s o l d, 4 5 % m a l e a n d 5 5 % f e m a l e. A b o u t 8 5 % w e r e m a r r i e d. T h e p u r p o s e w a s t o f i n d o u t t h e l o c a l p e r c e p t i o n f r o m t h e s e p e o p l e a b o u t t h e c u r r e n t s t a g e o f t h e f a r m l a n d. 1. I n o r d e r t o a s s e s s t h e o v e r a l l p e r s p e c t i v e o f i n f o r m a n t s a b o u t f a r m i n g i n B e l l a v i s t a, w e a s k e d : W h a t i s t h e c u r r e n t c o n d i t i o n o f t h e a g r i c u l t u r e a n d l i v e s t o c k f a r m s i n B e l l a v i s t a? T h e r e s u l t s ( F i g 1 ) s h o w t h a t a m a j o r i t y o f t h o s e i n t e r v i e w e d w e r e p o s i t i v e a b o u t f a r m i n g, b u t o v e r 1 / 3 t h o u g h t c o n d i t i o n s w e r e b a d o r v e r y b a d. Excellent Very Good Good Bad Very Bad 10% 4% 16% 26% 44% F i g 1 : C u r r e n t c o n d i t i o n s o f a g r i c u l t u r e a n d l i v e s t o c k f a r m s i n B e l l a v i s t a 17

19 2. D o y o u t h i n k t h e f a r m s i n B e l l a v i s t a a r e s e l f - s u f f i c i e n t ( d o t h e y h a v e d a i l y p r o d u c t s p r o d u c e d i n t h e f a r m f o r d a i l y i n t a k e )? T h e r e s u l t s ( F i g 2 ) g i v e a d e m o n s t r a t i o n t h a t a m a j o r i t y o f t h o s e i n t e r v i e w e d a g r e e d t h a t t h e f a r m s a r e n o t s e l f - s u f f i c i e n t. Yes No Yes No F i g 2 : P e r c e p t i o n o n s e l f s u f f i e n c y o f f a r m s i n B e l l a v i s t a. T h e s i z e o f t h e f a r m s v a r i e d o n s c a l e, a n d s o m e u s e i t f o r s u b s i s t e n c e, f o r c o m m e r c i a l p u r p o s e s o r m a i n l y a s a n o t h e r p i e c e o f l a n d f o r i n v e s t m e n t. 3. D o y o u t r u s t t h e p r o d u c t s t h a t c o m e f r o m t h e a g r i c u l t u r a l a n d l i v e s t o c k s e c t o r o f B e l l a v i s t a? T h e r e s u l t s ( F i g 3 ) d i s p l a y t h a t ½ o f t h e r e s p o n d e n t s h a v e s o m e t r u s t i n t h e q u a l i t y o f t h e p r o d u c t s t h e y b u y f rom t h e a g r i c u l t u r a l s e c t o r, w h i l e t h e o t h e r ½ h a s d o u b t s a b o u t t h e q u a l i t y o f t h e p r o d u c t s t h e y p u r c h a s e d. Yes lots of trust Some trust 18

20 F i g 3 : P e r c e p t i o n o n t r ust w o r t h i n e s s o f p r o d u c t s t h a t c o m e f r o m t h e f a r m. I t s e e m s t h a t e v e r y o n e h a s a l o t o f t r u s t o r s o m e t r u s t, n o o n e h a s n o t r u s t a t a l l. 4. A r e t h e p r i c e s o f t h e p r o d u cts t h a t c o m e f r o m B e l l a v i s t a c h e a p e r, t h e s a m e p r i c e, o r m o r e e x p e n s i v e t h a n t h e o n e s t h a t c o m e f r o m m a i n l a n d E c u a d o r? T h e o u t c o m e s ( F i g 4 ) s h o w m o s t o f t h o s e i n t e r v i e w e d w e r e p o s i t i v e t h a t t h e p r o d u c t s s o l d f r o m t h e a g r i c u l t u r a l l a n d a n d t h e o n e s t h a t c o m e f r o m m a i n l a n d E c u a d o r a r e t h e s a m e p r i c e. F e w e r r e s p o n d e n t s t h o u g h t t h e p r o d u c t s a r e c h e a p e r Cheaper Same price More expensive F i g 4 : P e r c e p t i o n o n p r o d u c t p r i c e s f r o m l o c a l f a r m v s. t h e o n e s f r o m t h e c o n t i n e n t. 5. D o y o u t h i n k t h e q u a l i t y o f t h e p r o d u c t s f r o m B e l l a v i s t a c a n c o m p e t e w i t h t h o s e t h a t g e t i m p o r t e d f r o m m a i n l a n d E c u a d o r? T h e r e s u l t s ( F i g 5 ) s h o w t h a t a m a j o r i t y o f t h o s e i n t e r v i e w e d w e r e p o s i t i v e a b o u t t h e q u a l i t y o f t h e p r o d u c t s f r o m B e l l a v i s t a a n d t h a t t h e y c a n c o m p e t e w i t h t h o s e t h a t g e t i m p o r t e d f r o m m a i n l a n d E c u a d o r. Yes No 36% 64% 19

21 F i g 5 : P e r c e p t i o n o n q u a l i t y o f t h e p r o d u c t s f r o m B e l l a v i s t a a n d i f t h e y c a n c o m p e t e w i t h t h o s e t h a t g e t i m p o r t e d f r o m m a i n l a n d E c u a d o r. 6. D o t h e f a r m s i n B e l l a v i s t a a c t i n a c o o p e r a t i v e w a y, o r d o t h e y a c t i s o l a t e d f r o m e a c h o t h e r? T h e r e s u l t s ( F i g 6 ) i l l u s t r a t e t h a t a m a j o r i t y o f t h o s e i n t e r v i e w e d w e r e p o s i t i v e a b o u t f a r m s a c t i n g i n i s o l a t e d w a y s, w h i l e t h e r e m a i n i n g t h o u g h t t h e o p p o s i t e. M o s t o f t h e l a n d i f n o t a l l o f i t i s p r i v a t e l y o w n ed. Act in a cooperative way Act isloated from each other 24% 76% F i g 6 : P e r c e p t i o n o n f a r m c o o p e r a t i o n i n B e l l a v i s t a 7. D o y o u t h i n k t h e f a r m s i n B e l l a v i s t a h a v e a c l e a r v i s i o n o f w h e r e t h e y w a n t t o b e i n 1 o r 5 y e a r s f r o m n o w? T h e r e s u l t s ( F i g 7 ) d e m o n s t r a t e t h a t a m a j o r i t y o f t h o s e i n t e r v i e w e d h a d a n e g a t i v e p e r c e p t i o n a b o u t f a r m s h a v i n g a c l e a r v i s i o n f o r t h e i r f u t u r e No they do not have a clear vision Yes they do have a clear vision F i g 7 : P e r c e p t i o n o n f a r m v i s i o n f o r t h e f u t u r e. 20

22 8. D o y o u t h i n k t h e f a r m s i n B e l l a v i s t a a r e o r g a n i z e d? T h e r e s u l t s ( F i g 8 ) s h o w t h a t a m a j o r i t y o f t h o s e i n t e r v i e w e d w e r e n o t s u r e, c o n f i d e n t o r a c c e p t i n g o f t h e c u r r e n t o r g a n i z a t i o n a l p r a c t i c e s t h a t t h e f a r m s h a v e. B u t a b o u t 1 / 3 t h o u g h t c o n d i t i o n s w e r e n o t o r g a n i z e d a t a l l a n d a s m a l l e r p e r c e n t a g e t h o u g h t t h e y w e r e v e r y o r g a n i z e d. Yes they are very organized No they are not organized Somewhat organized 30% 11% 59% F i g 8 : C u r r e n t c o n d i t i o n s o f a g r i c u l t u r e o r g a n i z a t i o n i n B e l l a v i s t a. A c c o r d i n g t o t h e s u r v e y s f i n d i n g s a n d t h e D e v e l o p m e n t P l a n o f S a n t a C r u z f o r ( P l a n d e D e s a r r o l l o y O r d e n a m i e n t o T e r r i t o r i a l d e l C a n t o n S a n t a C r u z ), % o f t h o s e i n t e r v i e w e d p u r c h a s e d p r o d u c e f r o m B e l l a v i s t a i n c l u d i n g : p a p a y a, d a i r y p r o d u c t s, e g g s, l e g u m e s a n d h e n s. C u r r e n t l y i n t h e i s l a n d o f S a n t a C r u z t h e r e i s a h i g h d e p e n d e n c e o n c r o p s t h a t a r e i m p o r t e d f r o m m a i n l a n d E c u a d o r. O n t h e o t h e r h a n d, i n t h e i s l a n d o f S a n t a C r u z t h e r e i s n o g o v e r n m e n t p r i c e c o n t r o l f o r c r o p s. D e m a n d f o r f o o d t o s u p p o r t t h e m a s s i v e u n c o n t r o l l e d t o u r i s t p o p u l a t i o n i n t h e i s l a n d a l s o c r e a t e s a d i s a d v a n t a g e f o r l o c a l f a r m e r s. T h e r e s u l t s o f t h e s u r v e y p r o v i d e d t h e f o l l o w i n g d a t a o f t h e s o c i o e c o n o m i c f a c t o r s : e v i d e n c e o f l i t t l e s e l f - p r o v i s i o n i n g ; s t r o n g p o t e n t i a l f o r l o c a l m a r k e t i n g ; l i t t l e f a r m e r c o o p e r a t i o n o r p l a n n i n g. T h i s l a s t f i n d i n g, t h e l a c k o f p l a n n i n g, f e e d s i n t o t h e d e s i g n r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s a s f o l l o w s : d e l i n e a t e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s, t o w h i c h f a r m e r s c a n i n c o r p o r a t e s t r a t e g i e s t o p r o t e c t t h e b o r d e r a m i d t h e G N P a n d t h e i r f a r m l a n d p r o p e r t i e s. T h e b i a s o f t h e c o n v e n i e n c e s a m p l e i s t h a t i t d o e s n o t r e p r e s e n t t h e e n t i r e p o p u l a t i o n ; i n a d d i t i o n, o u t o f t h e s u r v e y s, 3 0 w e r e c o n d u c t e d t o a c t u a l 21

23 f a r m e r s, a n d t h e r e s t t o p e o p l e t h a t a r e c r e a t e d t o t h e a g r i c u l t u r e z o n e. T h e r e f o r e, t h e f a r m e r s g r o u p w a s u n d e r r e p r e s e n t e d. c. L a n d P l a n n i n g i. S i t e A n a l y s i s a n d S y n t h e s i s T h e s i t e p l a n n i n g p r o c e s s b e g a n w i t h a p h y s i c a l a n a l y s i s o f t h e l a n d a d j a c e n t t o t h e G a l a p a g o s N a t i o n a l P a r k. T h e s i t e a n a l y s i s m a p s c a n b e f o u n d i n A p p e n d i x B. I t i s e s t i m a t e d t h a t 1 1, h e c t a r e s, % o f t h e i s l a n d t e r r i t o r y, a r e d e v o t e d t o a g r i c u l t u r e. T h e a g r i c u l t u r a l a r e a h a s a h e m i s p h e r i c a l o u t l i n e w h o s e e x t e n t i s a b o u t 2 0 k m ( m i l e s ) l o n g f r o m e a s t t o w e s t a n d 5-7 k m ( m i l e s ) w i d e f r o m n o r t h t o s o u t h. I t i s l o c a t e d b e t w e e n m e t e r s ( f e e t ) t o i t s s o u t h e r n b o u n d a r y a n d l o c a t e d m e t e r s t o t h e n o r t h o f t h e G e m e l o s c r a t e r s. T h e a l t i t u d i n a l g r a d i e n t i n c r e a s e s t h e p o t e n t i a l f o r c r o p d i v e r s i f i c a t i o n. H o w e v e r, i n t h e l o w e r p a r t s t o w a r d s B e l l a v i s t a, m o s t o f t h e l a n d i s d e d i c a t e d t o u r b a n g r o w t h ( S a n t a C r u z ). T h e s i t e a n a l y s i s w a s b a s e d o n t h e m a p s a n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n r e t r i e v e d f rom t h e S a n t a C r u z D e v e l o p m e n t P l a n ( P l a n d e D e s a r r o l l o y O r d e n a m i e n t o T e r r i t o r i a l d e l C a n t o n S a n t a C r u z ). F o r e s t a n d a g r i c u l t u r a l l a n d a c c o u n t f o r m o s t o f t h e a r e a, w i t h 5 3 % u s e d f o r p e r e n n i a l c r o p s t h a t h a v e a c y c l i c a l d u r a t i o n o f o v e r t h r e e y e a r s, su c h a s c o f f e e, b a n a n a s a n d s o m e c i t r u s. T h e o t h e r % o f m a r g i n a l a g r i c u l t u r e a n d f o r e s t r y a r e a s, c h a r a c t e r i z e d w i t h a h i g h m a i n t e n a n c e a n d c o n s e r v a t i o n m e a s u r e s, a r e s u i t a b l e f o r g r a z i n g a n d / o r f o r e s t. T h e r e s t o f t h e a g r i c u l t u r a l a r e a h a s s l o p e s t h a t a r e n o t s u i t a b l e f o r g r o w i n g c r o p s a n d w o u l d b e b e s t a s f o r e s t s a n d c o n s e r v a t i o n a r e a s ( P l a n d e D e s a r r o l l o y O r d e n a m i e n t o T e r r i t o r i a l d e l C a n t o n S a n t a C r u z ). T h e s i t e a n a l y s i s p r o c e s s f o r t h e a g r i c u l t u r a l l a n d i s b a s e d o n t h e M c H a r g a n a l y s i s m e t h o d o l o g y. T h e a n a l y s i s c o n s t i t u t e s a g r a p h i c o v e r l a y o f t h e d i f f e r e n t d a t a s e t s t o d e l i n e a t e t h e m o s t a p p r o p r i a t e a r e a s f o r a g r i c u l t u r e a n d f o r b u f f e r a n d c o n s e r v a t i o n u s e s ( C o r b e t t, ). 22

24 B a s e d o n t h e f u t u r e z o n i n g m a p b y t h e S a n t a C r u z D e v e l o p m e n t P l a n , t h e l o c a l g o v e r n m e n t h a s p r o p o s e d t o e x p a n d i t s u r b a n s e t t l e m e n t t o t h e h i g h l a n d. T h i s m a p a n d s t r a t e g y c u r r e n t l y l a c k s t h e c r e a t i o n o f b u f f e r z o n e s t h a t w i l l p r o t e c t t h e e x i s t i n g a n d f r a g i l e e c o s y s t e m. F o l l o w i n g i s a g r a p h i c s i t e a n a l y s i s o f t h e a g r i c u l t u r a l a r e a ( P l a n d e D e s a r r o l l o y O r d e n a m i e n t o T e r r i t o r i a l d e l C a n t o n S a n t a C r u z ). T h e m a p s d e s c r i b e t h e v a r i o u s e n v i r o n m e n t a l c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s o f t h e a g r i c u l t u r e z o n e i n a g r a p h i c f o r m a t ( m a p s a r e n o t o n s c a l e ). T h e s i t e s y n t h e s i s f o l l o w s t h e s i t e a n a l y s i s, i n w h i c h t h e o p p o r t u n i t i e s a n d c o n s t r a i n t s o f t h e s i t e a r e d e t e r m i n e d. T h e m a p b e l o w i l l u s t r a t e s t h e a g r i c u l t u r e z o n i n g f o r A g r i c u l t u r a l Z o n i n g i n S a n t a C r u z S o u r c e : F u e n t e : P r o y e c t o E C U / 0 0 / G 3 1 e n

25 S i t e A n a l y s i s A g r i c u l t u r a l Z o n e s P o t e n t i a l f o r f o r e s t a n d a g r i c u l t u r e P o t e n t i a l f o r a g r i c u l t u r e P o t e n t i a l f o r c o n s e r v a t i o n V e g e t a t i v e Z o n e s E r o s i o n Z o n e s O p p o r t u n i t y t o m a i n t a i n c o n s e r v a t i o n a r e a O p p o r t u n i t y t o e r a d i c a t e i n v a s i v e s p e c i e s z o n e O p p o r t u n i t y t o m a i n t a i n e x i s t i n g f o r e s t G o o d p o t e n t i a l f o r a g r i c u l t u r e a n d c o n s e r v a t i o n. N o t g r e a t p o t e n t i a l f o r a g r i. o r c o n v. F l o o d i n g Z o n e s M o d e r a t e p o t e n t i a l f o r a g r i c u l t u r e a n d c o n s e r v a t i o n. G o o d p o t e n t i a l f o r a g r i c u l t u r e a n d c o n v. B e s t p o t e n t i a l f o r a g r i c u l t u r e a n d c o n s e r v a t i o n. R o a d s a n d T o w n s O p p o r t u n i t y t o m a i n t a i n m a i n p a v e d r o a d O p p o r t u n i t y t o m a i n t a i n s e c o n d a r y d i r t r o a d M a i n p o p u l a t i o n h u b s o p p o r t u n i t y f o r u r b a n i z a t i o n e x p a n s i o n N T S 24

26 S i t e S y n t h e s i s O p p o r t u n i t y f o r : E n d e m i c a n d n a t i v e v e g e t a t i v e b u f f e r C o n s t r a i n t f o r : P o p u l a t i o n g r o w t h e x p a n s i o n O p p o r t u n i t y f o r : C o r r i d o r e x p a n s i o n N T S C o n s t r a i n t d u e t o : H i g h t r a f f i c f r o m m a i n r o a d t o t h e n o r t h t o B a l t r a a i r p o r t. C o n s t r a i n t d u e t o : H i g h t r a f f i c f r o m m a i n r o a d t o P u e r t o A y o r a. W h i t e p a r c e l s d e n o t e a r e a s f o r a g r i c u l t u r e 25

27 ii. C o n c e p t u a l M a s t e r P l a n A c c o r d i n g t o t h e U S D A N a t i o n a l A g r o f o r e s t r y C e n t e r ( N A C ). B u f f e r z o n e s a r e d e s i g n a t e d a r e a s u s e d t o p r o t e c t s e n s i t i v e l a n d s c a p e p a t c h e s ( e. g., w e t l a n d s, w i l d l i f e r e s e r v e s ) f r o m n e g a t i v e e x t e r n a l p r e s s u r e s. C o r r i d o r s a r e u s e d t o c o n n e c t t h e b u f f e r e d l a n d s c a p e p a t c h e s ( U S D A, ). T h e s u c c e e d i n g p i c t u r e f r o m U S D A d e m o n s t r a t e s a s a m p l e o f a b u f f e r a d j a c e n t t o a n a g r i c u l t u r e z o n e. T h e w i d t h o f a b u f f e r z o n e i s c o n t e x t s p e c i f i c ; t h e r e f o r e t h e b u f f e r m u s t b e b a s e d o n t h e d e s i r e d o u t c o m e s t o p r o t e c t t h e f l o r a a n d f a u n a o f t h e G N P. P l a t e a u b u f f e r s o f t o f e e t n e a r b y w e t l a n d s h a v e b e e n s u g g e s t e d f o r w i l d l i f e s u c h a s t u r t l e s a n d a m p h i b i a n s ( U S D A, ). T h e f o l l o w i n g i s a c o n c e p t u a l i l l u s t r a t i o n o f a b u f f e r z o n e b e t w e e n t h e G a l a p a g o s N a t i o n a l P a r k a n d a n a g r i c u l t u r a l l a n d. G N P B u f f e r z o n e F a r m T h e p r o p o s e d v e g e t a t i v e b u f f e r z o n e i s a n u n d e v e l o p e d a r e a b o r d e r i n g t h e G N P l a n d w i t h n a t i v e a n d e n d e m i c p l a n t i n g s. T h e r e a s o n s f o r v e g e t a t i v e b u f f e r z o n e s i n c l u d e : D e c r e a s e s r u n o f f b y a l l o w i n g s t o r m w a t e r i n f i l t r a t i o n i n t o t h e s o i l, d e c r e a s i n g p o l l u t a n t f l o w i n t o c o n s e r v a t i o n a r e a s. R e d u c e s e r o s i o n a l o n g t h e s h o r e s i n w a t e r b o d i e s a n d s e c u r e s p l a n t r o o t s y s t e m s i n w a t e r a n d l a n d f l o r a. R e s t o r e s n a t u r a l h a b i t a t s b y p r o v i d i n g n a t i v e f l o r a t h a t p r o v i d e s f o o d, s h e l t e r, a n d s h a d e. I n c r e a s e s t h e c h a n c e s o f w i l d l i f e s u r v i v a l ( V e g e t a t i v e B u f f e r Z o n e s, ). W h e n t h e v e g e t a t i v e b u f f e r l i e s n e a r a b o d y o f w a t e r, b u f f e r z o n e s s h o u l d c o n t a i n a q u a t i c f l o r a s i n s h a l l o w w a t e r, m o i s t u r e p l a n t s b e s i d e t h e s h o r e l i n e, a n d u p l a n d p l a n t s i n d r y s o i l s ( M u s c u t t, ). O n t h e o t h e r h a n d, w h e n a v e g e t a t i v e b u f f e r l i e s n e a r a d r y z o n e a n e a s e m e n t c a n b e i n c o r p o r a t e d. 26

28 W i l d l i f e c o r r i d o r s c a n b e i n c o r p o r a t e d i n t o t h e d e s i g n o f a d e v e l o p m e n t p r o j e c t b y c o n s e r v i n g a n e x i s t i n g l a n d s c a p e l i n k a g e o r r e s t o r i n g h a b i t a t t o f u n c t i o n a s a c o n n e c t i o n b e t w e e n l a r g e r p r o t e c t e d a r e a s ( B o n d, T o b e m o s t e f f e c t i v e, t h e p r o p o s e d w i l d l i f e c o r r i d o r s n e e d t o b e r e s t o r e d a s n a t i v e e c o s y s t e m s s o t h a t t h e y a c t a s v i a b l e p a t h w a y s f o r m o v e m e n t o f t h e u n i q u e f a u n a f o u n d i n t h e r e g i o n. T h e c o r r i d o r s s h o u l d b e a t l e a s t m e t e r s i n w i d t h. C o r r i d o r s p r o v i d e p i v o t a l l i n k s a m o n g l a r g e r a r e a s o f h a b i t a t, p e r m i t t i n g m i g r a t i o n, c o l o n i z a t i o n a n d i n t e r b r e e d i n g o f p l a n t s a n d a n i m a l s ( N a t u r a l R e s o u r c e M a n a g e m e n t A d v i s o r y S e r i e s : N o t e 1 5, ). U s i n g t h e s y n t h e s i s m a p a n d i t s d e t e r m i n a t i o n o f t h e p o t e n t i a l o f t h e l a n d b e c a m e t h e b a s i s f o r t h e d e c i s i o n s i n t h e f i n a l m a s t e r p l a n t h a t d e l i n e a t e s t h e p r o p o s e d a r e a s f o r a g r i c u l t u r e, l i v e s t o c k, u r b a n, a n d c o n s e r v a t i o n d e v e l o p m e n t i n t h e a g r i c u l t u r a l z o n e. 27

29 L a n d s c a p e A r c h i t e c t u r e C o n c e p t u a l M a s t e r G. N. E x i s t i n g c o r r i d o r s E x i s t i n g t o w n s P r o p o s e d c o r r i d o r s P r o p o s e d u r b a n e x p a n s i o n P r o p o s e d b o r d e r e a s m e n t s E x i s t i n g i n t e r v e n e f o r e s t E x i s t i n g c o n s e r v a t i o n E x i s t i n g r o a d s N T S 28

30 I X. D e s i g n R e c o m m e n d a t i o n s T h e f o l l o w i n g r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s a r e b a s e d o n a s p e c i f i c a r e a o f s t u d y t h a t e n c o m p a s s e s d i f f e r e n t d y n a m i c s w i t h i n f a r m / h u m a n h a b i t a t u s e a n d c o n s e r v a t i o n. T h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n d r a w i n g s i n c l u d e a s e r i e s o f g u i d e l i n e s t h a t f a r m e r s m a y a d o p t t o r e d u c e t h e i m p a c t o f f a r m i n g a d j a c e n t t o c o n s e r v a t i o n a r e a s. E a c h f a r m e r m a y w a n t t o i n c o r p o r a t e i n t h e s e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s i n t o t h e i r p r a c t i c e s a n d a d a p t t h e m t o t h e i r s p e c i f i c c o n t e x t i n o r d e r t o m a x i m i z e c o - e x i s t e n c e w i t h t h e c o n s e r v a t i o n a r e a s. S t u d y a r e a i l l u s t r a t e d b e l o w d e m o n s t r a t e s r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s f o r t h r e e d i f f e r e n t c o n d i t i o n s : Recommendation for agricultur e adjacent to conservation Recommended sample of a farm next to an urban area Recommendation for urban hub next to conservation 29

31 R e c o m m e n d a t i o n s w h e n a g r i c u l t u r e i s a d j a c e n t t o a c o n s e r v a t i o n z o n e C o r r i d o r F e a t u r e s ( B o n d, ) : T h e w i d e r t h e w i l d l i f e c o r r i d o r t h e b e t t e r. A t a m i n i m u m i t s h o u l d h a v e a m e t e r s ( 1, f e e t ) w i d e d i m e n s i o n. A s s i g n l a n d u s e s a d j a c e n t t o t h e c o r r i d o r t h a t r e d u c e h u m a n i m p a c t s t o t h e c o r r i d o r. I f h o u s i n g o r a g r i c u l t u r e p r a c t i c e s a r e n e a r t h e w i l d l i f e c o r r i d o r, p l a c e c o n s e r v a t i o n e a s e m e n t s o n a d j a c e n t l o t s t o e x c l u d e s t r u c t u r e s b o r d e r i n g t h e c o r r i d o r ( D r a w i n g 1 ). I n c o r p o r a t e o r g a n i c a g r i c u l t u r e p r a c t i c e s d o n o t u s e pes tic i d e s a n d h a v e p r o c e s s e s t h a t h a v e a l o w i m p a c t o n t h e e n v i r o n m e n t. P l a n t a s m a n y n a t i v e a n d e n d e m i c s p e c i e s a s p o s s i b l e i n t h e e a s e m e n t. C r e a t e b i o s w a l e s t o c a t c h o v e r f l o w r a i n w a t e r. T h i s w i l l h e l p c l e a n s e t h e w a t e r b e f o r e i t g o e s i n t o t h e c o n s e r v a t i o n z o n e s. D a i r y a n d c a t t l e f a r m s s h o u l d h a v e a p p r o p r i a t e w a t e r t r e a t m e n t t o m i t i g a t e f o r c o n t a m i n a n t s. T h i s l a n d u s e s h o u l d n o t t o b e l o c a t e d o n t o p o f t h e w a t e r s h e d. T h e r u n o f f f r o m t h e s e a r e a s c a n c o n t a m i n a t e t h e c o n s e r v a t i o n z o n e s. B i o s w a l e s s h o u l d b e u s e d t o h e l p t h e m i t i g a t e i m p a c t s t o c o n s e r v a t i o n a r e a s. I n c l u d e f e n c e s f o r c a t t l e a n d w i l d l i f e p r o t e c t i o n. 30

32 C o n s e r v a t i o n Z o n e E a s e m e n t A g r i c u l t u r e Z o n e w i t h b i o s w a l e s D r a w i n g 1. S a m p l e o f a f a r m l a n d a d j a c e n t t o a c o n s e r v a t i o n z o n e. R e c o m m e n d a t i o n s f o r u r b a n h u b s a d j a c e n t t o a c o n s e r v a t i o n z o n e D e v e l o p s t r i c t l i g h t i n g r e s t r i c t i o n s f o r t h e u r b a n c e n t e r s n e a r t h e w i l d l i f e c o r r i d o r s t o a v o i d l i g h t p o l l u t i o n i n t o t h e c o r r i d o r. L i g h t s m u s t b e d i r e c t e d d o w n w a r d a n d i n w a r d t o w a r d t h e h o m e s o r b u s i n e s s. C r e a t e p e r m e a b l e s i d e w a l k s, p a t h s o r r o a d s s o r a i n c a n f i l t r a t e b e t t e r. 31

33 C o l l e c t r a i n w a t e r f o r i r r i g a t i o n. K e e p g a r b a g e, r e c y c l e a n d c o m p o s t s a r e a s w e l l a b d i c a t e d s o n o a n i m a l s c a n g e t t o i t. U s e s u s t a i n a b l y h a r v e s t e d m a t e r i a l s s u c h a s b a m b o o f o r c o n s t r u c t i o n i n f r a s t r u c t u r e. U s e e n d e m i c o r n a t i v e p l a n t s f o r g a r d e n s. C o n s e r v a t i o n Z o n e E a s e m e n t U r b a n Z o n e w i t h b i o s w a l e s D r a w i n g 2. S a m p l e o f a n u r b a n h u b a d j a c e n t t o c o n s e r v a t i o n 32

34 R e c o m m e n d e d s a m p l e o f a f a r m a d j a c e n t t o a n u r b a n a r e T o s u p p l e m e n t t h e i r l i v e l i h o o d s, f a r m s t h a t a r e n e x t t o u r b a n c e n t e r s m a y w a n t t o i n c o r p o r a t e a g r o - t o u r i s m o r e c o - t o u r i s m. A s a m p l e o f i t i s s h o w n b e l o w f o r a t w o h e c t a r e f a r m : F o r a l l t h e d e s i g n r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s l i s t e d a b o v e, r e s o u r c e m a n a g e m e n t a g r e e m e n t s m a y b e i m p l e m e n t e d a n d n e g o t i a t e d t o r e g u l a t e t h e l a n d u s e p r a c t i c e s o f f a r m e r s a n d c r e a t e p o l i c i e s t h a t w i l l b e r e i n f o r c e d t o t e m p e r t h e e c o l o g i c a l i m p a c t s o f h u m a n g r o w t h i n t h e a g r i c u l t u r a l s e c t o r. T h i s i s e s p e c i a l l y i m p o r t a n t w i t h r i s i n g p o p u l a t i o n a n d e c o n o m i c d e v e l o p m e n t p r e s s u r e s a d j a c e n t t o p r o t e c t e d a r e a s. C o n s e r v a t i o n o r g a n i z a t i o n s a n d p r o t e c t e d a r e a m a n a g e r s m u s t b e g i n t o w o r k w i t h p u b l i c p o l i c y e x p e r t s t o r e c o g n i z e k e y p o l i c y c o n t r o l s a t n a t i o n a l a n d l o c a l l e v e l s t h a t w i l l e n d o r s e c o n s e r v a t i o n p u r p o s e s l i k e t h o s e o f a n s w e r i n g t o t h e e m e r g e n t 33

35 p r e s s u r e s o f h u m a n i n - m i g r a t i o n t o p r o t e c t e d a r e a s. O n c e t h e s e p o l i c y m e a s u r e s a r e k n o w n, i n t e r n a t i o n a l a n d n a t i o n a l c o n s e r v a t i o n N G O s c a n e i t h e r a d v o c a t e f o r t h e i r i m p l e m e n t a t i o n a t t h e n a t i o n a l a n d i n t e r n a t i o n a l l e v e l, o r t r a c k f i n a n c i n g f r o m g o v e r n m e n t a n d c o n t r i b u t o r s f o r t h e c r u c i a l w o r k a t t h e l o c a l l e v e l ( S h r e b i n i n, 1998). X. C r o s s - s c a l e a n d c r o s s d i s c i p l i n e c o n s i d e r a t i o n s A c r o s s - d i s c i p l i n a r y a p p r o a c h w a s u t i l i z e d t h r o u g h o u t t h e f i e l d p r a c t i c u m, b e c a u s e t h e p r o j e c t s t r i v e s t o i n t e g r a t e p a r a d i g m s o f s o c i a l c o m m u n i t y e n d e a v o r s, s c i e n c e, a n d d i f f e r e n t a c a d e m i a d i s c i p l i n e s. U n d e r s t a n d i n g s f r o m a w i d e - r a n g i n g s p e c t r u m o f d i s c i p l i n a r y a r e a s e m b r a c i n g t h e e n v i r o n m e n t a l s c i e n c e, l a n d s c a p e a r c h i t e c t u r e, s o c i o l o g y, p h i l o s o p h y, l a w, e c o n o m i c, r u r a l p l a n n i n g a n d m a n a g e m e n t a r e a c c e s s i b l e t o s u p p o r t t h i s p o s i t i o n ( M e p p e n, ). T h e d i f f e r e n t a n a l y s i s a n d m e t h o d o l o g y u s e d i n t h i s p r a c t i c u m v a l i d a t e s t h e n e e d f o r a c r o s s - d i s c i p l i n a r y a p p r o a c h i n w h i c h t h e c o l l a b o r a t i o n o f v a r i o u s e n t i t i e s i s t a k e n i n t o a c c o u n t f o r t h e f o r m u l a t i o n o f r e s u l t s. X I. C o n c l u s i o n T h e f i n d i n g s o f k e y s o c i o - e c o n o m i c d a t a i n c l u d e : d e m o g r a p h i c e d u c a t i o n, n u t r i t i o n, f o o d s e c u r i t y, h e a l t h, w a t e r, s o i l s, a n d e n e r g y r e s o u r c e s c a n b e f o u n d i n A p p e n d i x A. T h e s o c i o e c o n o m i c s y n t h e s i s i s b a s e d o n t h e c o m p i l a t i o n o f d a t a f r o m g o v e r n m e n t a l i n s t i t u t i o n s t h r o u g h d a t a c o l l e c t i o n a n d i n f o r m a l i n t e r v i e w s, f r o m t h e M u n i c i p i o d e S a n t a C r u z, S e c r e t a r i a T é c n i c a d e D e s a r r o l l o S o s t e n i b l e, D e p a r t a m e n t o d e P l a n i f i c a c i ó n U r b a n a y R u r a l d e S a n t a C r u z. I l l u s t r a t i v e p l a n s d e l i n e a t i n g p r a c t i c e s f o r t h e a g r i c u l t u r e / G N P b u f f e r l a n d s a n d t h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s d r a w i n g s l i s t e d a b o v e o f f e r g u i d e l i n e s t o f a r m e r s t o r e d u c e t h e i m p a c t s o n a d j a c e n t c o n s e r v a t i o n a r e a s. I t i s a c k n o w l e d g e d t h a t e a c h f a r m e r d e a l s w i t h d i f f e r e n t t e r r a i n a n d t h u s d i f f e r e n t o p p o r t u n i t i e s a n d c o n s t r a i n s a n d h a s a m o r e i n d e p t h k n o w l e d g e o f t h e i r l a n d. T h e d r a w i n g s s i m p l y s e r v e a s 34

36 a g u i d e l i n e s a n d r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s, w h i c h c a n b e b u i l t u p o n. I m p a c t t o h a b i t a t m a y b e m i t i g a t e d t o i m p r o v e t h e e c o l o g i c a l r e l a t i o n s h i p b e t w e e n f a r m h a b i t a t a n d t h e s u r r o u n d i n g l a n d s c a p e. T h e s e m a n a g e m e n t t o o l s m a y a l s o h e l p i n m o n i t o r i n g t h e s p e c i a l e f f e c t s o f l a n d - u s e p r a c t i c e s i n o r d e r t o m e a s u r e t h e e f f i c a c y o f i n t e r v e n t i o n s ( C o m p l e m e n t a r y S t r a t e g i e s, ). I n o r d e r t o m a k e t h e b u f f e r z o n e s a n d c o r r i d o r s a r e a l i t y t h e g o v e r n m e n t c o u l d p r o m o t e t h i s e n d e a v o r b y g i v i n g t a x c u t s t o f a r m e r s, a n d / o r o f f e r i n g p a y m e n t f o r e n v i r o n m e n t a l s e r v i c e s t o t h e m. I n a d d i t i o n, t h e g o v e r n m e n t s h o u l d i n c o r p o r a t e s t r o n g e r p o p u l a t i o n c o n t r o l p o l i c i e s t h a t w i l l p r o t e c t t h e c o n s e r v a t i o n z o n e s a n d o v o i d o v e r p o p u l a t i o n i n t h e f r a g i l e G a l a p a g o s e c o s y s t e m. T h e l i m i t a t i o n s i n c l u d e u n a v a i l a b l e u p d a t e d G I S d a t a, a c o h e s i v e i n v e n t o r y o f t h e c u r r e n t a g r i c u l t u r a l p r a c t i c e s i n t h e a r e a, t h e c r o p s p l a n t e d a n d t h e i r y i e l d s, t h e i n v e n t o r y o f i n v a s i v e s p e c i e s a n d a s t u d y o f i n c o m e a n d t h e f a r m e r s l i v e l i h o o d s. I n a d d i t i o n, L a n d s c a p e A r c h i t e c t u r e i s n o t a k n o w n p r o f e s s i o n i n t h e a r e a, b u t t h r o u g h t h e e l a b o r a t i o n o f t h i s p r o j e c t t h e r e i s a h o p e p e o p l e w i l l s e e t h e p i v o t a l v a l u e t h e p r o f e s s i o n c a n b r i n g. T h e s u r v e y s c o n d u c t e d w e r e c o n v e n i e n t s a m p l e s. I t w a s v e r y h a r d t o m o b i l i z e t h o u g h t h e a g r i c u l t u r e l a n d, f o r t h e r e i s n o p u b l i c t r a n s p o r t a t i o n o t h e r t h a n p r i v a t e t a x i s. M a k i n g r a n d o m i z e d s a m p l e e x t r e m e l y h a r d t o e x e c u t e. T h e r e f o r e, t h e f a r m g r o u p w a s u n d e r r e p r e s e n t e d. H o w e v e r, t h e r e s e a r c h w a s c o n d u c t e d t o b e s t o f m y a b i l i t y a n d o v e r a l l i t w a s a g r e a t e n l i g h t e n o p p o r t u n i t y t o i m p a c t m y h o m e l a n d o f E c u a d o r! 35

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38 n. h t m l G a l a p a g o s R e p o r t : G a l a p a g o s C o n s e r v a n c y. ( n. d. ). G a l a p a g o s C o n s e r v a n c y. R e t r i e v e d J u n e 2 2, , f r o m h t t p : / / w w w. g a l a p a g o s. o r g / a b o u t _ g a l a p a g o s / g a l a p a g o s - r e p o r t / G a l a p a g o s I s l a n d s - U N E S C O W o r l d H e r i t a g e C e n t r e. ( n. d. ). U N E S C O W o r l d H e r i t a g e C e n t r e. R e t r i e v e d J u n e 2 1, , f r o m h t t p : / / w h c. u n e s c o. o r g / e n / l i s t / 1 G o b i e r n o A u t o n o m o D e c e n t r a l i z a d o M u n c i p a l d e S a n t a C r u z. ( ) P l a n d e O r d e n a m i e n t o T e r r i t o r i a l C a n t o n S a n t a C r u z ( 1 e d. ). S a n t a C r u z. H i s t o r y G a l a p a g o s C o n s e r v a n c y. ( n. d. ). G a l a p a g o s C o n s e r v a n c y. R e t r i e v e d J u n e 2 1, , f r o m h t t p : / / w w w. g a l a p a g o s. o r g / a b o u t _ g a l a p a g o s / h i s t o r y / I n s t i t u t o N a c i o n a l d e E s t a d i s t i c a y C e n s o s. ( n. d. ). I N E C. R e t r i e v e d J u n e 2 1, , f r o m h t t p : / / w w w. i n e c. g o b. e c / h o m e / K e e n, M., B r o w n, V. A., & D y b a l l, R. ( ). S o c i a l l e a r n i n g i n e n v i r o n m e n t a l m a n a g e m e n t t o w a r d s a s u s t a i n a b l e f u t u r e. L o n d o n : E a r t h s c a n. M e p p e m, T., & G i l l, R. ( ). P l a n n i n g F o r S u s t a i n a b i l i t y A s A L e a r n i n g C o n c e p t. E c o l o g i c a l E c o n o m i c s, 2 6 ( 2 ), M u s c u t t, A. ( ). B u f f e r Z o n e s T o I m p r o v e W a t e r Q u a l i t y : A R e v i e w O f T h e i r P o t e n t i a l U s e I n U K A g r i c u l t u r e. A g r i c u l t u r e, E c o s y s t e m s & E n v i r o n m e n t, 4 5 ( 1-2 ), N a t u r a l R e s o u r c e M a n a g e m e n t A d v i s o r y S e r i e s : N o t e 1 5 ( n. d ). W i l d l i f e C o r r i d o r s. R e t r i e v e d N o v e m e b e r 6, , f r o m h t t p : / / w w w. e n v i r o n m e n t. n s w. g o v. a u / r e s o u r c e s / n a t u r e / l a n d h o l d e r N o t e s 1 5 W i l d l i f e C o r r i d o r s. p d f P a l m a, E., & C r u z, J. ( ). C o m o e l a b o r a r u n p l a n d e f i n c a d e m a n e r a s e n c i l l a? ( 1 e d. ). T u r r i a l b a : C A T I E. P e z z o l i, K. ( ). S u s t a i n a b l e D e v e l o p m e n t : A T r a n s d i s c i p l i n a r y O v e r v i e w O f T h e L i t e r a t u r e. J o u r n a l o f E n v i r o n m e n t a l P l a n n i n g a n d M a n a g e m e n t, 4 0 ( 5 ),

39 S a n t a C r u z G a l a p a g o s C o n s e r v a n c y. ( n. d. ). G a l a p a g o s C o n s e r v a n c y. R e t r i e v e d J u n e 2 1, , f r o m h t t p : / / w w w. g a l a p a g o s. o r g / a b o u t _ g a l a p a g o s / s a n t a - c r u z / S i s t e m a N a c i o n a l d e I n f r o m a c i o n y G e s t i o n d e T i e r r a s. ( n. d. ). S I G T I E R R A S. R e t r i e v e d J u n e 2 1, , f r o m h t t p : / / w w w. s i g t i e r r a s. g o b. e c S h r e b i n i n, A. d. ( ). M i g r a t i o n t o p r o t e c t e d a r e a s a n d b u f f e r z o n e s : c a n w e s t e m t h e t i d e?. P r o t e c t e d A r e a s P r o g r a m m e P A R K S T h e i n t e r n a t i o n a l j o u r n a l f o r p r o t e c t e d a r e a m a n a g e r s, 8 ( 1 ), T h e G a l a p a g o s P l a c e s W W F. ( n. d. ). W W F - E n d a n g e r e d S p e c i e s C o n s e r v a t i o n W o r l d W i l d l i f e F u n d. R e t r i e v e d J u n e 2 2, , f r o m h t t p : / / w o r l d w i l d l i f e. o r g / p l a c e s / t h e - g a l a p a g o s U S D A N a t i o n a l A g r o f o r e s t r y C e n t e r. ( n. d. ). ( N A C ). R e t r i e v e d A p r i l 9, , f r o m h t t p : / / n a c. u n l. e d u / b u f f e r s / g u i d e l i n e s / 2 _ b i o d i v e r s i t y / 8. h t m l V e g e t a t i v e B u f f e r Z o n e s. ( n. d. ). V e g e t a t i v e B u f f e r Z o n e s. R e t r i e v e d N o v e m b e r 6, , f r o m h t t p : / / w w w. s u s t l a n d. u m n. e d u / r e l a t e d / w a t e r 2. h t m l V i v a n c o, P., & G o r d o n, D. ( n. d. ). F u n d a c i o n E c u a d o r T i e r r a V i v a - V o l u n n t e e r W o r k i n E c u a d o r - G a l a p a g o s - A n d e s - A m a z o n - C o a s t. F u n d a c i o n E c u a d o r T i e r r a V i v a - V o l u n n t e e r W o r k i n E c u a d o r - G a l a p a g o s - A n d e s - A m a z o n - C o a s t. R e t r i e v e d J u n e 2 1, , f r o m h t t p : / / w w w. e c u a d o r t i e r r a v i v a. o r g W o r l d B a n k G r o u p - S y s t e m M a i n t e n a n c e. ( n. d. ). W o r l d B a n k G r o u p. R e t r i e v e d J u n e 2 1, , f r o m h t t p : / / w w w. w o r l d b a n k. o r g / e n / c o u n t r y / e c u a d o r / o v e r v i e w 38

40 XII I. A p p e n d i x A. O v e r v i e w o f t h e s o c i o e c o n o m i c d a t a i n t h e I s l a n d o f S a n t a C r u z, G a l a p a g o s. P e o p l e S a n t a C r u z i s n o t o n l y t h e n a m e o f t h e m o s t p o p u l a t e d i s l a n d i n t h e a r c h i p e l a g o, b u t i s a l s o t h e n a m e o f t h e c a n t o n, w h i c h i s p a r t o f t h e G a l a p a g o s N a t i o n a l P a r k a n d e n c o m p a s s e s S a n t a C r u z I s l a n d s ( k m 2 ), S a n t i a g o a n d S a n S a l v a d o r ( k m 2 ), M a r c h e n a ( k m 2 ), P i n t a ( 5 9 k m 2 ), B a l t r a ( 2 7 k m 2 ), F i n c h ( 1 8 k m 2 ), R a b i d a ( 4. 9 k m 2 ), a n d N o r t h S e y m o u r ( 2 k m 2 ). T h e r e i s a c l o s e r e l a t i o n s h i p b e t w e e n G a l a p a g o s N a t i o n a l P a r k, a n d t h e t e r r i t o r y t h a t i s u n d e r t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n o f t h e D e c e n t r a l i z e d A u t o n o m o u s M u n i c i p a l G o v e r n m e n t o f S a n t a C r u z. T h e d e g r e e o f u r b a n c o n c e n t r a t i o n o f P u e r t o A y o r a i s t h e h i g h e s t i n t h e r e g i o n w i t h 1 1, p e o p l e, a n d a c c o u n t s f o r % a n d % w i t h i n t h e c a n t o n. M o s t o f t h e p o p u l a t i o n i s c o n c e n t r a t e d b e t w e e n 2 5 t o 2 9 y e a r s o l d f o r b o t h m e n a n d w o m e n. T h e t w o r u r a l p a r i s h e s h a v e a r e g i o n a l c o n c e n t r a t i o n o f % i n S a n t a R o s a ( i n h a b i t a n t s ) a n d % i n B e l l a v i s t a ( 2, i n h a b i t a n t s ), w h i c h t r a n s l a t e s c a n t o n a l l e v e l a t % a n d % r e s p e c t i v e l y. F u r t h e r m o r e, i n S a n t a C r u z t h e r e h a s b e e n a n a n n u a l i n c r e m e n t a l g r o w t h o f 3. 5 % ( G o b i e r n o A u t o n o m o D e c e n t r a l i z a d o M u n c i p a l d e S a n t a C r u z, ). E d u c a t i o n I n S a n t a C r u z % o f t h e s c h o o l s a r e p u b l i c, p r i v a t e, w i t h m i x e d f u n d i n g f r o m t h e g o v e r n m e n t a n d p r i v a t e i n s t i t u t i o n s, a n d % m u n i c i p a l. M o s t s c h o o l - a g e d r e s i d e n t s i n t h e G a l a p a g o s a t t e n d p u b l i c s c h o o l b u t t h e r e p u t a t i o n o f t h e p u b l i c e d u c a t i o n s y s t e m i s h i g h a m o n g y o u n g p e o p l e. H o w e v e r, a c c e s s t o h i g h e r e d u c a t i o n i s l i m i t e d a n d l o n g d i s t a n c e e d u c a t i o n h u b s r e p r e s e n t i n g u n i v e r s i t i e s f r o m t h e m a i n l a n d h a v e n o t b e e n a b l e t o m e e t t h e d e m a n d. W h i l e s o m e y o u n g p e o p l e i n t h e G a l a p a g o s m i g r a t e t o m a i n l a n d E c u a d o r t o f u r t h e r t h e i r e d u c a t i o n, m a n y t e e n a g e r s, e s p e c i a l l y t h o s e b e t w e e n t h e a g e s o f 1 5 a n d 1 9, d r o p o u t o f s c h o o l a n d b e g i n w o r k o n t h e i s l a n d s i n t h e i n d u s t r y o f f i s h i n g o r t o u r i s m. ( G o b i e r n o A u t o n o m o D e c e n t r a l i z a d o M u n c i p a l d e S a n t a C r u z, ). 39

41 H e a l t h H e a l t h s e r v i c e s i n t h e G a l a p a g o s a r e p o o r, w i t h v e r y l i m i t e d a c c e s s t o p r o p e r m e d i c a l e q u i p m e n t a n d f e w m e d i c a l e x p e r t s o n t h e i s l a n d s. M o s t r e s i d e n t s o n S a n t a C r u z t r a v e l t o t h e m a i n l a n d i n s e a r c h o f c a r e r a t h e r t h a n r i s k t h e s h o d d y s e r v i c e s o f l o c a l h e a l t h i n s t i t u t i o n s. A s u r v e y b y t h e I n s t i t u t o N a c i o n a l d e E s t a d í s t i c a y C e n s o s ( N a t i o n a l S t a t i s t i c s a n d C e n s u s B u r e a u o r I N E C ) i n f o u n d t h a t % o f t h e p o p u l a t i o n i n S a n t a C r u z v i s i t e d p u b l i c h e a l t h c a r e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w h i l e % w e n t t o p r i v a t e h e a l t h c a r e. T h e s a m e s u r v e y f o u n d, 8. 6 % o f t h e c h i l d r e n u n d e r f i v e - y e a r s - o l d s u f f e r e d f r o m c h r o n i c d i a r r h e a a n d % o f t h e c h i l d r e n w e r e v i c t i m s o f c h r o n i c r e s p i r a t o r y d i s e a s e s. R e g a r d i n g v a c c i n a t i o n s, % o f c h i l d r e n u n d e r f i v e r e c e i v e d t h e B C G v a c c i n e, % o b t a i n e d t h e O P V, a n d % g o t t h e d o s e s f o r S R P. S o c i a l p r o b l e m s a r e o n t h e r i s e, w i t h a r e c e n t i n c r e a s e i n d o m e s t i c v i o l e n c e b e i n g l i n k e d t o i n c r e a s e d d r u g a n d a l c o h o l c o n s u m p t i o n. ( I n s t i t u t o N a c i o n a l d e E s t a d í s t i c a y C e n s o s, ). N u t r i t i o n A c c o r d i n g t o a s u r v e y t a k e n i n b y E n c u e s t a d e C o n d i c i o n e s d e V i d a d e G a l á p a g o s, 1 1, 8 3 b o y s a n d g i r l s s u f f e r ed f r o m m a l n u t r i t i o n a n d a r e b e l o w - a v e r a g e i n b o t h h e i g h t a n d w e i g h t. ( S i s t e m a N a c i o n a l d e I n f r o m a c i o n y G e s t i o n d e T i e r r a s, ). W a t e r T h e r a i n y s e a s o n o n S a n t a C r u z I s l a n d p o s e s a n u m b e r o f e c o l o g i c a l c h a l l e n g e s : o v e r 3 0 r i v e r s a n d s t r e a m s, w h i c h v a r y i n s i z e f r o m f i v e t o f i f t y s q u a r e k i l o m e t e r s, h a v e t h e i r s o u r c e o n C e r r o C r o c k e r, t h e i s l a n d s h i g h e s t p e a k. T h e s e a q u e o u s b o d i e s s w e l l d u r i n g t h e r a i n y s e a s o n, w h i c h c a u s e s f l o o d i n g a n d t h e f o r m a t i o n o f d a n g e r o u s r a v i n e s. A l t h o u g h t h e r e i s a m u c h h i g h e r r a t e o f p r e c i p i t a t i o n i n t h e r u r a l h i g h l a n d s t h a n a t t h e s e a - l e v e l u r b a n c o a s t, t h e p o p u l a t i o n i s a f f e c t e d b y t h e s e e c o l o g i c a l c h a n g e s. W h i l e 8 1 % o f i n h a b i t a n t s o n S a n t a C r u z h a v e a c c e s s t o p o t a b l e d r i n k i n g w a t e r, t h e c r e v i c e s a n d w e l l s t h a t t h i s w a t e r c o m e s f r o m a r e o f t e n h i g h l y c o n t a m i n a t e d ( G a l a p a g o s R e p o r t : ). I n m o s t c a s e s, t h e w a t e r c o n t a i n s a h i g h c o n c e n t r a t i o n o f s a l t. T h e s u b s e q u e n t m i x o f f r e s h a n d s a l t w a t e r p u t s a q u i f e r s a t r i s k, b e c a u s e t h e s a l i n e o c e a n i c w a t e r i s b e i n g 40

42 m i x e d w i t h t h e s w e a t w a t e r. S e w e r s a n d s e w a g e t r e a t m e n t a l s o c r e a t e h a z a r d o u s c o n d i t i o n s, w i t h u n d e r g r o u n d f i l t r a t i o n c o n t a m i n a t i n g e x t r a c t i o n p o i n t s. D i r e c t d u m p i n g i n t o t h e o c e a n c a u s e s e n v i r o n m e n t a l d a n g e r s o f i t s o w n ( S i s t e m a N a c i o n a l d e I n f r o m a c i o n y G e s t i o n d e T i e r r a s, ). S o i l O n S a n t a C r u z, s o i l i n t h e h i g h l a n d s c a n r e a c h a d e p t h o f t h r e e m e t e r s b u t b e c o m e s i n c r e a s i n g l y s u p e r f i c i a l t o w a r d s e a l e v e l. T h e i s l a n d s s o i l v a r i e s i n p H l e v e l a n d c o n t a i n l o w l e v e l s o f p h o s p h o r o u s a n d p o t a s s i u m ( G o b i e r n o A u t o n o m o D e c e n t r a l i z a d o M u n c i p a l d e S a n t a C r u z, ). E c o n o m y S a n t a C r u z h a s b e e n r e c o g n i z e d a s t h e e c o n o m i c c a p i t a l o f t h e a r c h i p e l a g o. T o u r i s m i s t h e m a i n s o u r c e o f i n c o m e a n d i s r e s p o n s i b l e f o r 7 5 % o f e c o n o m i c o u t p u t, e m p l o y i n g 4 0 % o f t h e i s l a n d s i n h a b i t a n t s. T h e h i g h v o l u m e o f t o u r i s t t r a f f i c a l s o a t t r a c t s m i g r a n t s l o o k i n g f o r w o r k, w h i c h i n c r e a s e s t h e o v e r a l l p o p u l a t i o n a n d c o n s e q u e n t l y l e a d s t o a n i n c r e a s e d d e m a n d f o r f o o d a n d o t h e r b a s i c s e r v i c e s. F i s h i n g p l a y s a n i m p e r a t i v e r o l e i n t h e e c o s y s t e m e v e n t h o u g h i t o n l y r e p r e s e n t s 4 % o f t h e l o c a l e c o n o m y ; f i s h e r m e n a r e o r g a n i z e d i n c o o p e r a t i v e s t h a t t r y t o p r e s e r v e t h e m a r i n e l i f e, w h i l e b r i n g i n g a n a d e q u a t e i n c o m e t o t h e i r f a m i l i e s. T h e a g r i c u l t u r a l a r e a h o w e v e r, d o e s n o t g u a r a n t e e t h e f o o d s e c u r i t y f o r t h e p o p u l a t i o n. F u r t h e r m o r e, P u e r t o A y o r a t h e c a p i t a l o f S a n t a C r u z a n d t h e i s l a n d s e c o n o m i c h u b h a s b e c o m e a m e c c a f o r t o u r i s t s w h o p r e f e r t o s t a y i n h o t e l s r a t h e r t h a n g o i n g o n c r u i s e s ( T h e G a l á p a g o s P l a c e s W W F, ). 41

43 N u m b e r o f t o u r i s t s p e r y e a r s i n c e t o S o u r c e : I n s t i t u t o N a c i o n a l d e E s t a d í s t i c a y C e n s o s, T h e a g r i c u l t u r e i n d u s t r y c o v e r s a b o u t 1 2 % o f t h e i s l a n d. T h e a g r i c u l t u r a l z o n e o n S a n t a C r u z s t r e t c h e s f o r 2 0 k m i n l a t i t u d e a n d 7 k m i n l o n g i t u d e ; t h e a r e a g r o w s m e l o n s, t o m a t o e s a n d l e t t u c e. T h e l o w e r s e c t o r, B e l l a v i s t a, h a s l o w p r o d u c t i v i t y a n d s o m e o f i t s l a n d h a s b e e n l o s t t o u r b a n i z a t i o n. T h e a g r i c u l t u r a l o u t p u t d e p e n d s h e a v i l y o n t h e c l i m a t e, w i t h a l a c k o f i r r i g a t i o n d u r i n g t h e d r y s e a s o n a n d t h e p r e s e n c e o f p l a g u e s a n d i n v a s i v e s p e c i e s a f f e c t i n g o v e r a l l p r o d u c t i v i t y. A n o t h e r t r o u b l i n g a s p e c t r e l a t e d t o a g r i c u l t u r a l p r o d u c t i o n i n S a n t a C r u z i s t h e a b s e n c e o f p l a n n i n g m e t h o d o l o g i e s, r e g u l a t o r y s y s t e m s a n d o v e r a l l o r g a n i z a t i o n. I n p a r t i c u l a r, t h e l a c k o f r e g u l a t i o n s s y s t e m s t h r e a t e n s l o c a l f a r m e r s w h o a r e u n a b l e t o c o m p e t e w i t h f o o d i m p o r t s f r o m t h e m a i n l a n d a n d o t h e r s o u r c e s ( I n s t i t u t o N a c i o n a l d e E s t a d í s t i c a y C e n s o s, ). 42

44 D e s t i n a t i o n o f t h e a g r i c u l t u r a l p r o d u c t i o n i n S a n t a C r u z. A l m o s t 4 0 % g o e s t o h o u s e c o n s u m p t i o n. S o u r c e : I N E C - C G R E G E n c u e s t a d e C o n d i c i o n e s d e V i d a G a l á p a g o s , E l a b o r a c i ó n : S T P D S E n e r g y a n d t e l e c o m m u n i c a t i o n s I n t e r n e t a n d c a b l e t e l e v i s i o n h a v e p o o r q u a l i t y a n d l o w c o v e r a g e o n t h e i s l a n d s. E n e r g y a t t e n t i o n i s h i g h a n d c o v e r s t h e n e c e s s i t i e s o f t h e p o p u l a c e a n d t h e e l e v a t e d n u m b e r o f t h e p o r t p r e m i s e s. E n e r g y i s p r o d u c e d b y t h e r m a l g e n e r a t i o n, w h i c h i s u s e d a s d i e s e l f u e l. T h i s g e n e r a t i o n p r o d u c e s a h i g h d e p e n d e n c y o n t h e u s e o f f o s s i l f u e l s, a n d i n t r o d u c e s a n o t h e r s e v e r e r i s k s i n c e t h e d i e s e l f u e l m u s t b e m o v e d f r o m t h e c o n t i n e n t, l a n d a t t h e p o r t a n d t h e n b e t r a n s p o r t e d t h r o u g h t h e s t r e e t s o f t h e c i t y t o t h e g e n e r a t i n g s t a t i o n. T h e r e a r e n o a l t e r n a t i v e p o w e r g e n e r a t i o n s y s t e m s ; h o w e v e r, t h e r e a r e t w o P V p r o j e c t s, w h i c h a r e e x p e c t e d t o c o v e r a t l e a s t 5 0 % o f t h e d e m a n d o f t h e c a n t o n o f S a n t a C r u z. T h e e x e c u t i o n o f t h e s e a l t e r n a t i v e e n e r g y s o u r c e s a r e p r o j e c t e d t o b e c o m p l e t e d b y ( D i r e c c i ó n d e l P a r q u e N a c i o n a l G a l á p a g o s, ). E n v i r o n m e n t A b o u t 9 0 % o f t h e i n t r o d u c e d s p e c i e s o f f l o r a h a v e b e e n b r o u g h t b y h u m a n s f o r o r n a m e n t a l o r a g r i c u l t u r a l u s e. T h e v e h i c l e f o r m a n y o f t h e s e i n v a s i v e f l o r a a n d f a u n a s p e c i e s i s i m p o r t e d f o o d, o n w h i c h t h e h u m a n p o p u l a t i o n i n t h e G a l a p a g o s i s d e p e n d e n t ( H i s t o r y G a l a p a g o s C o n s e r v a n c y, ). 43

45 T h e h i g h l a n d a r e a i n S a n t a C r u z i s e n t i r e l y s u r r o u n d e d b y t h e G a l a p a g o s N a t i o n a l P a r k, a c o n s e r v a t i o n l a n d. T h e b o r d e r a m i d t h e G N P a n d f a r m l a n d i s c o m m o n l y d i s t u r b e d by t h e i n t r o d u c e d f l o r a t h a t c o m e s t h r o u g h w i n d, b i r d s, c a t t l e, a n i m a l s a n d e v e n h u m a n s. I n a d d i t i o n, G N P h a s s u s t a i n e d a p a r k - o n l y p o l i c y, w h i c h e n c o m p a s s e s c o n t r o l o f f a u n a a n d v e g e t a t i v e i n v a s i v e s p e c i e s j u s t f o r t h e p a r k p r o p e r t y. I t i s u p t o e a c h f a r m e r t o e r a d i c a t e t h e i n v a s i v e s p e c i e s i n t h e i r l a n d, r e s u l t i n g i n t e n s i o n s w i t h i n l a n d o w n e r s a n d p a r k p r o p e r t y, e s p e c i a l l y f o r t h e l a n d o w n e r s t h a t a r e a d j a c e n t t o t h e G N P b o r d e r l i ne. F a r m l a n d s v a r y i n s c a l e f r o m t w o t o h e c t a r e s. I t i s a l s o k n o w n t h a t p e s t i c i d e a n d h e r b i c i d e p r a c t i c e i s l i m i t e d a n d c o n t r o l l e d b y t h e G a l a p a g o s N a t i o n a l P a r k a n d t h e l o c a l M u n i c i p a l i t y. H o w e v e r, s o m e f a r m e r s a n d p r o p e r t y - o w n e r s s t i l l o b t a i n f o r b i d d e n w e e d - k i l l e r s a n d p e s t i c i d e s f o r t h e c o n t r o l o f t h e i r l a n d s ( B r e w i n g t o n, ). O v e r v i e w o f t h e s o c i o e c o n o m i c d a t a i n B e l l a v i s t a, t h e a g r i c u l t u r a l h u b i n t h e I s l a n d o f S a n t a C r u z, G a l a p a g o s. P e o p l e O u t o f t h e 1 5, i n h a b i t a n t s t h a t l i v e i n t h e I s l a n d o f S a n t a C r u z, a b o u t 2, l i v e i n t h e a g r i c u l t u r a l s e c t o r o f B e l l a v i s t a ( I n s t i t u t o N a c i o n a l d e E s t a d í s t i c a y C e n s o s, ). B e l l a v i s t a h a s a v e r y y o u n g p o p u l a t i o n, w i t h 6 0 % o f i t s r e s i d e n t s u n d e r y e a r s - o l d a n d t h e l a r g e s t d e m o g r a p h i c g r o u p b e t w e e n t h e a g e s o f a n d y e a r s - o l d. T h u s, t h e r e i s a n u r g e n t d e m a n d f o r t h e p r o p e r e d u c a t i o n a l i n f r a s t r u c t u r e i n t h i s a r e a. ( G o b i e r n o A u t o n o m o D e c e n t r a l i z a d o M u n c i p a l d e S a n t a C r u z, ). 44

46 % of Men % of Women P o p u l a t i o n i n B e l l a v i s t a a c c o r d i n g t o a g e a n d s e x. M o s t o f t h e p o p u l a t i o n i s c o n c e n t r a t e d w i t h i n t h e 1 6 t o 2 5 y e a r s o l d. T h e g r e e n l e f t s i d e r e p r e s e n t s m e n, w h i l e t h e r i g h t b e i g e s i d e i s f o r w o m e n. S o u r c e : C G R E G ( ) P r i n c i p a l e s C a r a c t e r í s t i c a s D e m o g r á f i c a s d e G a l á p a g o s R e s u l t a d o s d e t o d a s l a s v a r i a b l e s d e l V I I C e n s o d e P o b l a c i ó n I N E C [ I n f o r m e T é c n i c o ] E d u c a t i o n T h o u g h t h e r e i s n o h i g h s c h o o l c e n t e r i n t h e a r e a o f B e l l a v i s t a, t h e r e a r e t w o p u b l i c e l e m e n t a r y - m i d d l e s c h o o l s a n d o n e p r i v a t e s c h o o l. T h e r e i s a t o t a l o f s t u d e n t s a n d 2 5 t e a c h e r s i n t h e a r e a, w h i c h c r e a t e s a 1 5 : 1 s t u d e n t - t e a c h e r r a t i o ( G o b i e r n o A u t o n o m o D e c e n t r a l i z a d o M u n c i p a l d e S a n t a C r u z, ). H e a l t h T h e r e i s o n l y o n e h e a l t h c e n t e r i n B e l l a v i s t a w i t h v e r y l i m i t e d e q u i p m e n t. T h e c e n t e r s i n s u f f i c i e n t w a t e r s u p p l y c a u s e s m a n y r e s i d e n t s o f B e l l a v i s t a t o t r a v e l t o t h e u r b a n c e n t e r o f P u e r t o A y o r a 45

47 t o r e c e i v e c a r e. ( G a l a p a g o s R e p o r t : ). W a t e r & E n e r g y S u p p l y w a t e r f o r t h e a g r i c u l t u r a l s e c t o r o f B e l l a v i s t a i s i n s u f f i c i e n t. M o s t r u r a l a r e a s h a v e a c c e s s t o t h e w a t e r c o l l e c t e d i n b a r r e l s d u r i n g t h e r a i n y s e a s o n, w h i c h t h e n b e c o m e s s c a r c e i n d r y s e a s o n ; p o r t a b l e w a t e r f r o m p i p e s i s e x t r e m e l y s c a r c e. A b o u t 4 % o f t h e p o p u l a t i o n i n t h e r u r a l a r e a h a s a c c e s s t o p i p e w a t e r ; w h i l e t h e o t h e r 9 6 % c o l l e c t s w a t e r t h r o u g h r a i n b a r r e l s o r w a t e r t a n k s. T h e r e i s n o s e w e r s y s t e m i n t h e r u r a l a r e a, f o r c i n g r e s i d e n t s t o e x c a v a t e t h e i r o w n s e p t i c t a n k s. E n e r g y o n t h e o t h e r h a n d c o v e r s m o s t o f t h e a r e a s ; h o w e v e r, i n s o m e a r e a s, s p o r a d i c c u t s o f e l e c t r i c i t y h a p p e n w i t h i n d i f f e r e n t t i m e s o f t h e d a y. ( D i r e c c i ó n d e l P a r q u e N a c i o n a l G a l á p a g o s, ). E c o n o m y T h e e s t a t e s a n d f a r m s i n B e l l a v i s t a v a r y i n s c a l e. M o s t o f t h e m a r e u s e d f o r t h e a g r i c u l t u r e p r o d u c t i o n a n d t h e y d i v i d e m o s t o f t h e r u r a l a r e a. H o w e v e r, s o m e d e v o t e t h e i r l a n d t o r a i s i n g c a t t l e, a n d t h e p r o d u c t i o n o f m i l k a n d i t s d e l i v e r a b l e s. M o s t o f t h e r u r a l p o p u l a t i o n h a s a c c e s s t o e l e c t r i c i t y, t h o u g h t h e y o f t e n e x p e r i e n c e r a n d o m s h o r t a g e s. T h o u g h t h e e c o n o m i c l i v e l i h o o d o f t h e r e s i d e n t s i s m o s t l y c o n c e n t r a t e d i n a g r i c u l t u r e, t h e r e a r e s o m e e s t a t e s, w h i c h b e n e f i t f r o m t h e G a l a p a g o s t o u r i s m i n d u s t r y. M o s t o f t h e s e e s t a t e s a r e b o r d e r e d b y m o u n t a i n s w i t h s c e n i c v i e w p o i n t s a n d a n c e s t r a l l a v a t u n n e l s, o r t h e y s e r v e a s p r o t e c t i v e h a b i t a t s f o r g i a n t t o r t o i s e s ( G o b i e r n o A u t o n o m o D e c e n t r a l i z a d o M u n c i p a l d e S a n t a C r u z, ). S o i l T h e p H l e v e l o f B e l l a v i s t a s s o i l r a n g e s f r o m v e r y a c i d i c l e v e l s t o a c i d n e u t r a l l e v e l s. I n t h e r u r a l a r e a, t h e p H l e v e l s r a n g e b e t w e e n 5 a n d 6. M o s t o f t h e s o i l t h a t i s u s e d f o r a g r i c u l t u r a l p u r p o s e s a r e f r e e f r o m v e g e t a t i v e i n v a s i v e s p e c i e s. T h e s o i l a n d v e g e t a t i o n c h a n g e s d r a m a t i c a l l y i n t h e h i g h l a n d a r e a, w h e r e t h e s o i l i s n o t a r i d a n d i s a b l e t o p r o d u c e v e r d a n t v e g e t a t i o n ( D i r e c c i ó n d e l P a r q u e N a c i o n a l G a l á p a g o s, 2 0 ). B. S i t e i n v e n t o r y f o r t h e a g r i c u l t u r a l s e c t o r i n S a n t a C r u z 46

48 A g r i c u l t u r a l Z o n i n g i n S a n t a C r u z S o u r c e : F u e n t e : P r o y e c t o E C U / 0 0 / G 3 1 e n

49 B a s i c s e r v i c e s a c c e s s i b i l i t y i n t h e a g r i c u l t u r a l s e c t o r _ T h e a n a l y s i s f o r t h e a g r i c u l t u r a l a r e a o f S a n t a C r u z g a v e t h e f o l l o w i n g p e r c e n t a g e s o f c o v e r a g e i n t e r m s o f t h e a v a i l a b i l i t y o f b a s i c s e r v i c e s : D r i n k i n g w a t e r c o v e r a g e c a n t o n a l a v e r a g e o f % ( V e r y L o w ), l i g h t c o v e r a g e c a n t o n a l a v e r a g e o f % ( v e r y h i g h ), a n d s e w e r a g e c o v e r a g e c a n t o n a l a v e r a g e o f % ( V e r y L o w ). S o u r c e : I n f o r m a c i ó n d e l " P r o g r a m a d e R e g u l a r i z a c i ó n y A d m i n i s t r a c i ó n d e l a s T i e r r a s R u r a l e s d e l E c u a d o r, U. E. M A G A P - P R A T, S I G A G R O y G o b i e r n o M u n i c i p a l d e S a n t a C r u z ". 48

50 S u s c e p t i b i l i t y t o e r o s i o n _ A b o u t % o f t h e a g r i c u l t u r a l a r e a o f S a n t a C r u z h a s a s l i g h t s u s c e p t i b i l i t y t o e r o s i o n w i t h f e a t u r e s t h a t h a v e f i n e t e x t u r e d d e e p s o i l s t o v e r y f i n e, w i t h g e n t l e s l o p e s l e s s t h a n 1 2 % a n d w i t h p l e n t y o f v e g e t a t i o n. T h e r e f o r e, t h e a r e a i s g o o d f o r a g r i c u l t u r e. S o u r c e : I n f o r m a c i ó n d e l " P r o g r a m a d e R e g u l a r i z a c i ó n y A d m i n i s t r a c i ó n d e l a s T i e r r a s R u r a l e s d e l E c u a d o r, U. E. M A G A P - P R A T, S I G A G R O y G o b i e r n o M u n i c i p a l d e S a n t a C r u z ". 49

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