Social Dynamics and Public Policies in Peripheral Degraded Areas in the Northern Zone of Ecuador

r of mudflows, which allows evaluating the degree of water erosion at sampling points. The following methods were also used: accounting for universal soil losses, geotechnical studies, assessment of soil losses as a result of water erosion, photogrammetry, orthorectification of images using ground control points, orthophotomosaics, comparative, systematic, logical analyses, synthesis, deduction. The paper presents the results of the study of: international initiatives aimed at reducing the impact of natural disasters and risk management are described, the negative impact of natural disasters on social dynamics is substantiated, a territorial planning tool is considered in detail, a digital model of the Mirador district of the city of Lumbaki is created, parameters are specified, the totality of which can help determine the threat of soil movements.