The Meiggs sector, located in Cercado de Lima, is a historically industrial area where productive, commercial, and medium-density residential activities currently coexist, shaping a diverse and evolving urban fabric. Within the framework of the Metropolitan Development Plan of Lima and Callao (PLANMET), a significant portion of this area is classified as Consolidated Urban Land (SUC) and, specifically within its industrial strip, as Urban Transformation Land (SURT), a planning category intended to promote land reconversion and densification toward mixed uses.
In this context, the increasing residential and commercial presence, in contrast with industrial plots characterized by low permeability and limited urban integration, reveals an ongoing functional transformation. This process challenges the consolidation of a more active and mixed urban fabric, generates an imbalance between the prevailing industrial structure and the current patterns of urban occupation and use.
This research examines the sector within the broader framework of metropolitan urban planning, evaluating the coherence between zoning regulations, the existing regulatory framework and the actual land use observed in the study area. In the first phase, the compatibility tables established in the municipal ordinance and PLANMET were systematically reviewed. In the second phase, a detailed survey of commercial establishments within the defined study polygon was conducted. Each establishment was georeferenced using QGIS to construct a spatial database classified according to homogeneous typological criteria. Subsequently, a comparative analysis between actual land use and regulatory compatibility was performed, allowing for the objective calculation of the percentage of compatible activities.
The analysis determines the level of regulatory compliance and identifies spatial patterns associated with transitional urban fabrics, including their georeferenced distribution across the area. The findings provide technical criteria to support the management of industrial land undergoing transformation and strengthen decision-making processes aimed at consolidating mixed-use development in accordance with PLANMET guidelines.
