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    Contradicciones en la planeación urbana participativa: el caso del Plan de Mejoramiento de Barrios Periféricos de Cuenca. Caso San José de Balzay
    (Universidad de Cuenca. Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo, 2025-10-20) Martínez Roldán, Paúl Sebastián; Rogel Salazar, Rosario
    Participatory urban planning was enshrined in Ecuador through the 2008 Constitution and the 2010 Organic Law on Citizen Participation, yet its practice often exposes tensions that erode policy effectiveness. This study investigates contradictions that emerge when social participation is integrated into the implementation of Cuenca’s Peripheral Neighborhood Improvement Plan, using San José de Balzay as a case study. An exploratory, comparative qualitative design was applied, involving two focus groups (six municipal technicians and six neighborhood leaders; April 2024). Transcripts were processed with Voyant Tools to detect lexical patterns and systematically contrast institutional and community views. Findings reveal mismatches between formal participatory mechanisms and local practices, along with institutional barriers that constrain citizen influence across planning and implementation processes for policy.
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    La regularización de asentamientos informales en el cantón Riobamba, Ecuador: instrumento desvinculado del ordenamiento territorial
    (2022-10-28) Vásconez Tapia, Erika Sofía; Rogel Salazar, Rosario
    Urban growth in Ecuador is spreading over rural land, generally without planning. This phenomenon is defined by speculation on the value of land, illegal land trafficking and irregular subdivision - due to non-compliance with, or ignorance of, regulations. The canton of Riobamba is characterized by the presence of informal settlements that have existed for several decades, which has caused legal insecurity with respect to land ownership and/or tenure, in addition to the lack of support services and infrastructure. This situation highlights the disconnection between land use planning and governmental spheres, which is what this article is interested in. Four qualitative strategies were used for the research: information was collected through participant observation, questionnaires were applied to key officials, a focus group was developed with intermediate officials and 48 intentional interviews were carried out. Among the main results, it stands out that, for high-level officials, the main goal is land regularization, under a political vision of the territory. Intermediate officials lack knowledge on the subject, which is, in itself, a major problem. The inhabitants offered information about how informality was configured; it was possible to notice a strong organizational level that could be used for the implementation of comprehensive public policies. The main conclusion is that the regularization of informal settlements, in practice, is implemented as if it were a public policy that is isolated from planning instruments.