ABSTRACT
This chapter describes the planning and market processes of middle and upper income residential land development in two intermediate size cities in Ecuador. It deals with a discussion of key participants in urban land development; residential subdivisions; home buyer preferences; site preferences of developers and lot purchasers; and a few problems related to development. Ecuador has substantial oil resources and well-developed commercial agricultural production. Ecuador has a political history of military coups and juntas deriving from diverse and often conflicting economic and social interests. Municipalities in Ecuador find themselves embedded in a network of global influences, changing national and local institutional relationships, and dynamic social and economic contexts. In Ibarra, preferred residential areas are located predominantly in the southside and westside neighborhoods, as well as city center neighborhoods. Much work remains to be done in the study of planning and residential development in highland Ecuador.
