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Together with the urban development of the city of Guayaquil, the ecosystems present in the urban zone were mostly lost; the need for spaces with vegetation that mitigate the different environmental consequences of the growth of the city is evident. However, the use of imported vegetation and inadequate to the type of climate is a practice in the design of the urban landscape that has extended over the years. Among the effects of these decisions, we can highlight the loss of identity of the vegetation and the increase in costs for investment, maintenance and adaptability. This study aims to recommend the use of native and/or endemic species suitable for use in the design of green areas, proposing the use of vegetation typical of the city to be implemented in the urban landscape. The use of a system with this type of vegetation provides the city with the identification and quantification of its flora, and encourages the conservation of species in public spaces. Also serves the purpose of reducing the urban heat island effect characteristic of extremely populated cities, as is the case of Guayaquil.
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Salinas, J., Vega, G., Hechavarría Hernández, J.R. (2020). Green Areas Plan with Native and/or Endemic Plants for Mitigation of Heat Island in Letamendi Parish, Guayaquil. In: Charytonowicz, J. (eds) Advances in Human Factors in Architecture, Sustainable Urban Planning and Infrastructure. AHFE 2020. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1214. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51566-9_9
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