Propuesta urbana del Muelle de Barrancabermeja y su Área de Influencia. Análisis, interpretación y formulación basado en las teorías de Christopher Alexander y Salvador Rueda

Abstract

The project consists on making an urban proposal of the Barrancabermeja’s Pier and its area of influence, it is based on the theory of Christopher Alexander's "The city is not a tree", for the connection with its urban context and the structuring of current uses; and the implementation of urban indicators according to the components of Compactness, Complexity, Efficiency and Social Cohesion from the "Ecological Urbanism" of Salvador Rueda, for strengthening of local commerce, tourism and the quality of life of the sector. The proposal was developed based on the analysis of the existing relationships of the territorial scales: National, regional, municipal and local, which includes the project's Intervention area, located at the Barrancabermeja’s pier between the Pipaton Hotel and the Yuma fluvial terminal, and its Influence area, where the most important facilities of the city are located. In this last two scales, six analytical factors were studied and interrelated: urban equipment, green areas, urban landmarks, pedestrian mobility and vehicular mobility, defined by what was studied in the theory "The city is not a tree". Additionally, the implementation of urban indicators in the intervention area, defined in the four components of the “Ecological Urbanism” solving the environmental urban problems of the pier.