The right to the city and contemporary housing policy in Ecuador

This article analyzes how the right to the city has been implemented in Ecuadorian housing policy after it was recognized in the 2008 Constitution, focusing on the link between this right and the right to housing. Based on the policy design framework, the study seeks to explore to what extent the se...

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Published inHousing studies Vol. 39; no. 9; pp. 2147 - 2164
Main Authors Pinto Valencia, Vanessa, Córdova Montúfar, Marco, Bell Sancho, Diana
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Harlow Routledge 20.10.2024
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Cities
Housing
housing policies
Housing policy
Land management
Local government
policy instruments
Right to the city
Urban development
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Summary:This article analyzes how the right to the city has been implemented in Ecuadorian housing policy after it was recognized in the 2008 Constitution, focusing on the link between this right and the right to housing. Based on the policy design framework, the study seeks to explore to what extent the set of policy instruments developed in the period 2009-2020 have been consistent with the right principles proposed in Constitution. Some limitations are identified, such as the prevalence of a housing policy model that disregards social production as an alternative and is disconnected from broader strategies of equitable urban development. The absence of indicators that account for the right to the city, and the lack of strategies that facilitate the articulation between the housing and land management competencies of the central and municipal governments are other fundamental constraints.
ISSN:0267-3037
1466-1810
DOI:10.1080/02673037.2023.2180491