Abstract

BELLO CABALLERO, Luis Enrique; SOTO SUAREZ, Milene; MUNOZ CASTILLO, María Teresa  and  PEREZ VILORIO, Leonardo. GIS as a tool to improve the management of Vista Alegre district in Santiago de Cuba. Arquitectura y Urbanismo [online]. 2013, vol.34, n.3, pp. 19-31. ISSN 1815-5898.

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) constitute powerful tools for urban management and planning. The possibilities to improve the studies and analysis of urban patrimonial sites are remarkable. Vista Alegre district in the city of Santiago de Cuba shows great qualities in both, urban layout and architecture. Nowadays this heritage shows a progressive damage because of the deficiency in the management of the site’s information, among other causes. This paper describes the results through the methodological process for the implementation of a GIS, organized in two phases: structuring and utilization. Proposed GIS integrates the urban information and improves the management, updating and interconnection of data in order to contribute to the site’s management, considering variables of analysis for the evaluation of the current conditions of the constructive patrimony, also the management of the site not only as a touristic resource but also scene of disaster hazard.

Keywords : geographic Information Systems; management; patrimony; Santiago de Cuba; Vista Alegre district.

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