Articulación de planes de desarrollo y ordenamiento territorial. Ecuador, provincia de Loja y cantones, años 2019 - 2023

Abstract

Abstract: The Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador (2008), determines as a duty of the State: To plan development and promote it as an approach of sustainability and territorial equity, strengthening the autonomy and decentralization, as an integrated and articulated process. This concept involves several territorial levels in the same territory, that is, the articulation should not be linear or unidirectional, but the result of an operational process that guarantees the coherence of territorial planning. This research aims to demonstrate that: The development plan and land management (PDOT) of the province of Loja and the PDOTs of its cantons respond to the guidelines given in the PND in according to delegated competences. However, the methodological processes in their formulation present inconsistences that hinder their articulation. After analyzing the national, provincial and cantonal level in the canton Loja, due to its importance as provincial capital. The main objective is to contribute making effective the multilevel articulation of the PDOT, through an exploratory, descriptive, comparative, systemic and propositive research. The obtained results demonstrate the lack of articulation, the non-compliance of minimum contents according to law, and the low development of competences in the planning instruments.