Biblioteca Digital de VanguardiaEcuador'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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Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede Ecuador
2021
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| author | Benabent-Fernández de Córdoba, Manuel Vivanco-Cruz, Lorena |
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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 | iconos-article-42612021-08-30T17:56:24Z 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 Benabent-Fernández de Córdoba, Manuel Vivanco-Cruz, Lorena Equador municípios planejamento para o desenvolvimento planejamento territorial planejamento urbano sistema de planejamento Ecuador Municipal administrations development planning territorial planning urban planning planning system Ecuador municipios planificación para el desarrollo planificación territorial planificación urbana sistema de planificación 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. 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. 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Revista de Ciencias Sociales; No. 69 (2021): Community strategies for confronting socio-environmental conflicts: Beyond resistance; 163-179 1390-8065 1390-1249 spa https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/4261/3528 https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/4261/3573 https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/4261/3553 https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/4261/3584 Derechos de autor 2021 Manuel Benabent-Fernández de Córdoba, Lorena Vivanco-Cruz https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/deed.es_ES |
| spellingShingle | Benabent-Fernández de Córdoba, Manuel Vivanco-Cruz, Lorena Ecuador's Cantonal (Municipal) Planning System: The Need for Reform |
| 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 |
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| title_short | Ecuador's Cantonal (Municipal) Planning System: The Need for Reform |
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