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<journal-id>2301-1513</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Anales de Investigación en Arquitectura]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[An. Investig. Arquit.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2301-1513</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad ORT Uruguay]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2301-15132025000201201</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.18861/ania.2025.15.2.4063</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Metáfora conceptual para el diagnóstico de un barrio periférico en Loja-Ecuador]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Conceptual metaphor for the diagnosis of a peripheral neighborhood in Loja-Ecuador]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Metáfora conceitual para o diagnóstico de um bairro periférico em Loja-Equador]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Viñan Ludeña]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Silvia Alexandra]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Moncayo Vega]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alexandra del Rosario]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Internacional del Ecuador  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2025</year>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>15</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.edu.uy/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2301-15132025000201201&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.edu.uy/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2301-15132025000201201&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.edu.uy/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2301-15132025000201201&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen: En los diagnósticos urbanos se han implementado herramientas tecnológicas que han permitido obtener datos con mayor precisión, pero las técnicas de interpretación son casi siempre las mismas, la lectura sistémica y compleja del barrio a veces no se hace. El presente estudio, se realizó en el barrio Víctor Emilio Valdivieso de la ciudad de Loja-Ecuador, ubicado en un sector periférico, en un contexto natural de protección ecológica con problemas físico-espaciales y sociales. El objetivo fue tomar como metáfora al cuerpo humano y relacionarlo con los sistemas urbanos y los conceptos de apoptosis y necrosis desarrollados en medicina, a los resultados se les añadió técnicas cualitativas como los talleres participativos y otras que permitieron explorar a través de la metáfora interpretaciones creativas. El sistema social se pensó como el sistema nervioso; el tejido urbano y amanzanamiento como el sistema muscular; el sistema circulatorio y respiratorio como el espacio público y los espacios verdes; la red vial y la geomorfología fueron concebidas como el sistema óseo. Se consideraron tres hitos temporales: 2014, 2020, 2023. La analogía conceptual permitió identificar que los sistemas nervioso y muscular iniciaron un proceso necrótico que debe tratarse, puesto que existen espacios de inseguridad, así como la perdida de áreas verdes en el espacio público, también se determinó que gran parte del terreno no debió urbanizarse. Los sistemas respiratorio y circulatorio funcionan saludablemente en un proceso apoptótico debido a la organización social y presencia de un contexto natural que aún funciona. El sistema óseo se considera en remisión. En síntesis, el recurso utilizado despierta la creatividad para los análisis urbanos, así como la comprensión de su «estado de salud o enfermedad» desde la mirada física y socio-espacial.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract: In urban diagnostics, technological tools have been implemented that have allowed for more precise data collection, but the interpretation techniques are almost always the same, and a systematic and complex understanding of the neighborhood is sometimes lacking. This study was conducted in the Víctor Emilio Valdivieso neighborhood of Loja, Ecuador, located in a peripheral area, in a natural ecological protection context with physical-spatial and social challenges. The objective was to use the human body as a metaphor and relate it to urban systems and the concepts of apoptosis and necrosis developed in medicine. Qualitative techniques such as participatory workshops and others that allowed for creative interpretations to be explored through metaphor were added to the results. The social system was conceived as the nervous system; the urban fabric and block structure as the muscular system; the circulatory and respiratory systems as public and green spaces; and the road network and geomorphology were conceived as the skeletal system. Three temporal milestones were considered: 2014, 2020, 2023. The conceptual analogy allowed us to identify that the nervous and muscular systems began a necrotic process that must be treated, given the existence of unsafe spaces, as well as the loss of green areas in public spaces. It was also determined that a large part of the land should not have been urbanized. The respiratory and circulatory systems function healthily in an apoptotic process due to social organization and the presence of a still-functioning natural context. The skeletal system is considered to be in remission. In short, the resource used sparks creativity for urban analyses, as well as an understanding of their "state of health or disease" from a physical and socio-spatial perspective.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[Resumo: Ferramentas tecnológicas foram implementadas em avaliações urbanas que permitiram uma coleta de dados mais precisa, mas as técnicas de interpretação são quase sempre as mesmas; às vezes não se consegue uma compreensão sistemática e complexa do bairro. Este estudo foi realizado no bairro Víctor Emilio Valdivieso de Loja, Equador, localizado em uma área periférica em um contexto natural de proteção ecológica com problemas físico-espaciais e sociais. O objetivo era usar o corpo humano como metáfora e relacioná-lo aos sistemas urbanos e aos conceitos de apoptose e necrose desenvolvidos na medicina. Os resultados foram complementados por técnicas qualitativas, como oficinas participativas e outras que permitiram explorar interpretações criativas por meio de metáforas. O sistema social era considerado o sistema nervoso; o tecido urbano e de quarteirão como sistema muscular; os sistemas circulatório e respiratório, como espaços públicos e espaços verdes; A rede rodoviária e a geomorfologia foram concebidas como o sistema esquelético. Foram considerados três períodos de tempo: 2014, 2020, 2023. A analogia conceitual permitiu identificar que os sistemas nervoso e muscular iniciaram um processo necrótico que deve ser tratado, visto que há espaços de insegurança, bem como a perda de áreas verdes em espaços públicos. Também foi determinado que uma grande parte do terreno não deveria ser urbanizada. Os sistemas respiratório e circulatório funcionam saudavelmente em um processo apoptótico devido à organização social e à presença de um contexto natural ainda funcional. O sistema esquelético é considerado em remissão. Em suma, o recurso utilizado desperta a criatividade para a análise urbana, bem como a compreensão do seu &#8220;estado de saúde ou doença&#8221; sob uma perspectiva física e socioespacial.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[interpretación]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[analogía]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Neighborhoods]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[interpretation]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[urban space]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[espaço urbano]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[diagnóstico urbano]]></kwd>
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