Segregación espacial, terremoto y reconstrucción: el caso de Ambato (1943-1961)

From the urban history and geohistory approach, this article analyzes spatial segregation in Ambato, between 1943-1961. The study argues that the regulatory plan implemented after the earthquake sought the city's reconstruction and also influenced in the consolidation of pre-existing social exclusion dynamics. Through the study of this brief seismic event in a longer-term process, the study concludes that land-use planning strategies reinforced spatial inequalities instead of mitigating them.