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This research was funded by the Universitat Politecnica de Valencia under grant FPI-UPV(PAID-01-21), and data collection was funded by Erasmus+ student mobility program for traineeships on July and August 2023.

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Jaramillo, David Eduardo MorochoCorresponding AuthorMileto, CamillaAuthorLopez-Manzanares, Fernando VegasAuthor

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October 9, 2024
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The Amazonian Architecture and Challenges Faced in Socio-Spatial Transformation Processes-Shuar and Achuar, Ecuador

Publicated to:Buildings. 14 (3): 842- - 2024-03-01 14(3), DOI: 10.3390/buildings14030842

Authors: Jaramillo, David Eduardo Morocho; Mileto, Camilla; Lopez-Manzanares, Fernando Vegas

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Univ Politecn Valencia, Ctr Invest Arquitectura Patrimonio & Gest Desarrol, Valencia 46022, Spain - Author

Abstract

This article explores the ties between vernacular architecture, culture and identity in a context of sociocultural change in the Ecuadorian Amazon. The text addresses the loss of a collective cultural identity from a historical, socio-spatial and descriptive perspective. Beliefs and traditions act as a "social glue" uniting societies around common values, goals and norms, whose disappearance could cause this society to veer off course or to even become fragmented. Fieldwork carried out further supports these data, showcasing cultural changes which are worsened by globalization and contribute to the erosion of common beliefs. Although challenging, this also provides the opportunity to reassess values in search of new forms of local identity and significance. The article highlights the fragmentation between tradition and the beliefs concerning settlements which had been introduced by colonization through an understanding of construction processes and their spatial logic. The transformation of socio-spatial dynamics highlights the challenges faced by the Amazon, as well as attempts to strike a balance between tradition and progresses, without neglecting environmental culture or integrity due to the pressures of globalization. Therefore, understanding the different relationship systems found within a given ecosystem can provide clues on how to aid their preservation.

Keywords

AchuarAents chichamAmazonColonizationConstruction techniqueEcuadorSettlements transformationShuarVernacular architecture

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Buildings due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2024 there are still no calculated indicators, but in 2023, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Architecture.

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-07-16:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 16.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 19 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 1.

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Morocho Jaramillo, David Eduardo) and Last Author (Vegas López-Manzanares, Fernando).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Morocho Jaramillo, David Eduardo.