Presas inflables para controlar las inundaciones de Guayaquil y la contaminación en Los Ríos urbanos.

Abstract

Flooding is the most common climatic phenomenon in Guayaquil, in particular, because of the water bodies that make up the city. However, accelerated population growth without proper urban planning has increased the risk of further damage and loss in case of such an event; then according as the population increases, the use of resources and therefore waste pollution also increases. So, it generates the need to develop efficient solutions to alleviate the effects of the flood, then it is propounded to install a structure of inflatable dams in Urdesa where a stretch of the Estero Salado is situated. These inflatable dams are easy to build since they consist of a rubber structure along the river's width that, employing an automated system, inflates and deflates the framework according to the project needs, such as flood control and waste management. This technology has existed since the '50s and has been used in different cities worldwide, so Barcelona, Hong Kong, and New York's cases were analyzed, since they share similar conditions as Guayaquil. It has served as a basis to develop the necessary guidelines and theoretical schemes that lead to the implementation of a relief system for natural floods adapted to the selected stretch, demonstrating the feasibility of the study.