Ecuador's Cantonal (Municipal) Planning System: The Need for Reform

Local planning in Ecuador has undergone major changes as a result of the approval of the “Ley Orgánica de Ordenamiento Territorial, Uso y Gestión de Suelo” (Local Territorial Planning and Land Management Organic Law) and by the development of new planning instruments such as the “Land Use and Manage...

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Váldodahkki: Benabent-Fernández de Córdoba, Manuel (author)
Eará dahkkit: Vivanco-Cruz, Lorena (author)
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dc.source.none.fl_str_mv Íconos. Revista de Ciencias Sociales; No. 69 (2021): Community strategies for confronting socio-environmental conflicts: Beyond resistance; 163-179
Íconos - Revista de Ciencias Sociales; Núm. 69 (2021): Estrategias comunitarias frente a conflictos socioambientales: más allá de la resistencia; 163-179
Íconos - Revista de Ciencias Sociales; n. 69 (2021): Estratégias comunitárias frente aos conflitos socioambientais: além da resistência; 163-179
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Equador
municípios
planejamento para o desenvolvimento
planejamento territorial
planejamento urbano
sistema de planejamento
Ecuador
municipios
planificación para el desarrollo
planificación territorial
planificación urbana
sistema de planificación
Ecuador
Municipal administrations
development planning
territorial planning
urban planning
planning system
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Ecuador's Cantonal (Municipal) Planning System: The Need for Reform
El sistema de planificación cantonal del Ecuador: la necesidad de su reforma
O sistema de planejamento cantonal do Equador: a necessidade de sua reforma
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description Local planning in Ecuador has undergone major changes as a result of the approval of the “Ley Orgánica de Ordenamiento Territorial, Uso y Gestión de Suelo” (Local Territorial Planning and Land Management Organic Law) and by the development of new planning instruments such as the “Land Use and Management Plan” and the “Territorial Development and Management Plan”. As a result, planning at the “cantonal” (municipal) level has become more complex and local administrations are having trouble in completing these documents. This article wants to figure out the causes of these difficulties and show that the current legislation is muddled by the uselessness of the required planning instruments and because of the mistaken conflation of short term development planning with long term territorial management. Following a close analysis of legislative texts and other written documents, the article reconstructs the evolution of Ecuadorian legislation and the process that shaped the current “cantonal” (municipal) planning system.  The serious inconsistencies of the current legal framework are exposed and the problems it provokes are shown. This validates the need to reform the system in order to make it more workable and operational.
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spelling Ecuador's Cantonal (Municipal) Planning System: The Need for ReformEl sistema de planificación cantonal del Ecuador: la necesidad de su reformaO sistema de planejamento cantonal do Equador: a necessidade de sua reformaBenabent-Fernández de Córdoba, ManuelVivanco-Cruz, LorenaEquadormunicípiosplanejamento para o desenvolvimentoplanejamento territorialplanejamento urbanosistema de planejamentoEcuadormunicipiosplanificación para el desarrolloplanificación territorialplanificación urbanasistema de planificaciónEcuadorMunicipal administrationsdevelopment planningterritorial planningurban planningplanning systemLocal planning in Ecuador has undergone major changes as a result of the approval of the “Ley Orgánica de Ordenamiento Territorial, Uso y Gestión de Suelo” (Local Territorial Planning and Land Management Organic Law) and by the development of new planning instruments such as the “Land Use and Management Plan” and the “Territorial Development and Management Plan”. As a result, planning at the “cantonal” (municipal) level has become more complex and local administrations are having trouble in completing these documents. This article wants to figure out the causes of these difficulties and show that the current legislation is muddled by the uselessness of the required planning instruments and because of the mistaken conflation of short term development planning with long term territorial management. Following a close analysis of legislative texts and other written documents, the article reconstructs the evolution of Ecuadorian legislation and the process that shaped the current “cantonal” (municipal) planning system.  The serious inconsistencies of the current legal framework are exposed and the problems it provokes are shown. This validates the need to reform the system in order to make it more workable and operational.La planificación territorial cantonal en Ecuador ha sufrido una importante modificación con la aprobación de la Ley Orgánica de Ordenamiento Territorial, Uso y Gestión de Suelo y la configuración de un nuevo instrumento, el Plan de Uso y Gestión de Suelo, que se suma al Plan de Desarrollo y Ordenamiento Territorial. Como consecuencia de la nueva normativa y de la unión de estos dos instrumentos, la planificación cantonal se ha vuelto más compleja. Dadas las dificultades que en el momento actual enfrentan los cantones para elaborar dicho documento, el objetivo de este artículo es analizar las causas y demostrar que la legislación resulta confusa, debido a la poca funcionalidad del instrumento conformado y lo inadecuado de unir en el mismo la planificación del desarrollo, siempre a corto plazo, con la planificación de largo plazo que implica el ordenamiento territorial. Mediante el análisis directo de los textos legislativos y de otras fuentes bibliográficas, en el artículo se analiza la evolución de la legislación ecuatoriana que ha dado lugar a la configuración del actual sistema de planificación cantonal. Se expone las inconsistencias que se desprenden de esta legislación y se muestra las dificultades que presenta el modelo existente, lo cual justifica la necesidad de una reformulación del sistema para mejorar su funcionalidad y hacerlo más operativo.O ordenamento territorial cantonal do Equador sofreu uma modificação importante com a aprovação da Lei Orgânica de Ordenamento Territorial, Uso e Gestão do Solo e a configuração de um novo instrumento, o Plano de Uso e Manejo do Solo, que se adiciona ao Plano de Desenvolvimento e Organização Territorial. Como consequência da nova regulamentação e da união desses dois instrumentos, o planejamento cantonal se tornou mais complexo. Dadas as dificuldades atualmente enfrentadas por essas localidades na elaboração do referido documento, o objetivo deste artigo é analisar as causas e demonstrar que a legislação é confusa, devido à deficiente funcionalidade do instrumento conformado e à inadequação da união, num mesmo instrumento, da projeção de desenvolvimento, sempre no curto prazo, com o planejamento de longo prazo, que implica o ordenamento do solo. Por meio da análise direta de textos legislativos e outras fontes bibliográficas, o artigo analisa a evolução da legislação equatoriana que levou à configuração do atual sistema de planejamento cantonal. São expostas as inconsistências decorrentes desta legislação e evidenciadas as dificuldades do modelo existente, o que justifica a necessidade de reformulação do sistema para melhorar a sua funcionalidade e torná-lo mais operacional.Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede Ecuador2021-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionArtículo evaluado por paresapplication/pdftext/htmlapplication/xmlapplication/epub+ziphttps://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/426110.17141/iconos.69.2021.4261Íconos. Revista de Ciencias Sociales; No. 69 (2021): Community strategies for confronting socio-environmental conflicts: Beyond resistance; 163-179Íconos - Revista de Ciencias Sociales; Núm. 69 (2021): Estrategias comunitarias frente a conflictos socioambientales: más allá de la resistencia; 163-179Íconos - Revista de Ciencias Sociales; n. 69 (2021): Estratégias comunitárias frente aos conflitos socioambientais: além da resistência; 163-1791390-80651390-1249reponame:Revista ICONOSinstname:Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Socialesinstacron:FLACSOspahttps://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/4261/3528https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/4261/3573https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/4261/3553https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/4261/3584Derechos de autor 2021 Manuel Benabent-Fernández de Córdoba, Lorena Vivanco-Cruzhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/deed.es_ESinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2023-04-05T23:07:11Zoai:iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec:article/4261Institucionalhttps://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/Institución privadahttps://www.flacso.edu.ec..Ecuador.1390-80651390-1249opendoar:02023-04-05T23:07:11Revista ICONOS - Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Socialesfalse
spellingShingle Ecuador's Cantonal (Municipal) Planning System: The Need for Reform
Benabent-Fernández de Córdoba, Manuel
Equador
municípios
planejamento para o desenvolvimento
planejamento territorial
planejamento urbano
sistema de planejamento
Ecuador
municipios
planificación para el desarrollo
planificación territorial
planificación urbana
sistema de planificación
Ecuador
Municipal administrations
development planning
territorial planning
urban planning
planning system
status_str publishedVersion
title Ecuador's Cantonal (Municipal) Planning System: The Need for Reform
title_full Ecuador's Cantonal (Municipal) Planning System: The Need for Reform
title_fullStr Ecuador's Cantonal (Municipal) Planning System: The Need for Reform
title_full_unstemmed Ecuador's Cantonal (Municipal) Planning System: The Need for Reform
title_short Ecuador's Cantonal (Municipal) Planning System: The Need for Reform
title_sort Ecuador's Cantonal (Municipal) Planning System: The Need for Reform
topic Equador
municípios
planejamento para o desenvolvimento
planejamento territorial
planejamento urbano
sistema de planejamento
Ecuador
municipios
planificación para el desarrollo
planificación territorial
planificación urbana
sistema de planificación
Ecuador
Municipal administrations
development planning
territorial planning
urban planning
planning system
url https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/4261