VALORACIÓN SOCIOCULTURAL DE SERVICIOS ECOSISTÉMICOS URBANOS EN EL PARQUE JUAN PABLO II DE LA CIUDAD DE CHIQUINQUIRÁ – BOYACÁ

Abstract

The sociocultural valuation of ecosystem services allows analyzing the perceptions that the population of a given territory has about the natural resources and the benefits they obtain from them, being useful instruments for the identification and application of management and urban planning models. In this sense, the objective of this research is to identify the sociocultural value of the ecosystemic services of the Juan Pablo II Park in the city of Chiquinquira, as a facilitating mechanism for decision making in territorial planning in urban environments. Therefore, both biophysical and perception data collected through the application of a survey and interviews to the visiting population, as well as to governmental actors of the city of Chiquinquira, are analyzed. As a result, the wide range of goods and services provided by the park's ecosystem is evident, noting that the large forest and vegetation zone contributes significantly to the regulation of climatic conditions, the provision of resources, and support. Likewise, the park's sports and ecological facilities and infrastructure are an important identity and cultural factor for the population.