Modelo para el ordenamiento territorial regional en el marco de las competencias regionales. Caso de estudio: Azuay, Cañar y Morona Santiago, Zona 6

Abstract

The objective of this research is to establish a proposal on the contents of the regional territorial model based on the competences that the Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador assigns to regional autonomous governments. The territorial model establishes the essential aspects to be achieved in a territory, so it is necessary to contain the basic components that derive from the reality of the area studied, the competences of the regional government and the responsibilities of other levels of government. The legal framework of the territorial organization of the State, the regional competences and the other levels of government have been revised to determine its components. In order to identify what would be the components of the regional territorial model, a survey of experts has been carried out, and plans for territorial organization of other countries corresponding to similar regional governance levels have been analyzed to draw conclusions and useful practical references for this investigation. Likewise, the relevant territorial aspects of the case study (Azuay, Cañar and Morona Santiago) have been synthesized through a bibliographical review in order to have an approximation to the existing reality in the territory taken as reference. Finally, based on the previous processes, the regional territorial model has been constructed through the determination of its components and the cartography that accompanies it. The thesis concludes that given the level of competence of the regions, the proposed territorial model can only be achieved with the collaboration of all levels of government.