Estrategias para la competitividad territorial de la Parroquia Quisapincha Cantón Ambato

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Abstract: This research defined rural territorial competitiveness strategies to strengthen the development and land use planning of the parish of Quisapincha, the study understands rural territory not only as a productive space, but also as a complex system in which natural resources, cultural identity, economic activities, community organization, innovation and governance interact, methodologically, it adopts a qualitative, applied, analytical, and propositional approach, developed through a bibliographic review, territorial analysis based on the PDOT systems, and strategic interviews whit actors linked to planning, production, and leather manufacturing, the information was interpreted through Porter´s Diamond, adapted to the territorial context, and the ASAR approach, as a result, five key factors of rural territorial competitiveness, a set of ten strategic indicators, and a rural territorial management model composed of seven programs, governance, a monitoring dashboard, and a Territorial Priority index were identified, it is concluded that Quisapincha´s competitiveness depends on the articulation of identity, production, environmental sustainability, innovation, connectivity and governance, the model supports the PDOT through verifiable instruments for territorial management, prioritization, and decision making.