Identification of socio-environmental and cultural factors that affect the ecological restoration of the Palermo micro-basin, Calima of Darién, Valle del Cauca.

Abstract

Territorial planning focuses on finding a spatial balance, for which the identification of strategic areas for environmental protection should be considered to benefit urban expansion. Hence, ecological restoration processes have an essential role in the recovery of natural spaces and the extension of their useful life, for which the socio-environmental and cultural factors that surround them must be explored. In this case, the Palermo micro-basin, a tributary of the Calima River in the department of Valle del Cauca, is chosen as the study area because the region presents specific conditions. This research focuses on identifying the socio-environmental and cultural factors that affect the ecological restoration processes of the Palermo tributary micro-basin of the Calima reservoir, municipality of Calima El Darién del Valle del Cauca, with the purpose of analyzing which variables must be taken into account when making decisions about ecological restoration plans in accordance with the reality of the region, its inhabitants and the ecosystem conditions. Finally, a proposal is generated to determine what kind of strategies can contribute to the updating of territorial planning instruments that allow encouraging the development of the department from natural preservation.