Assessment of Land Administration in Ecuador Based on the Fit-for-Purpose Approach

Dimo Todorovski, Rodolfo Salazar and Ginella Jacome
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Dimo Todorovski: Faculty ITC, University of Twente, 7514 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
Rodolfo Salazar: Department of Earth Sciences and Construction, University of the Armed Forces ESPE, Sangolqui 171103, Ecuador
Ginella Jacome: Department of Earth Sciences and Construction, University of the Armed Forces ESPE, Sangolqui 171103, Ecuador

Land, 2021, vol. 10, issue 8, 1-17

Abstract: Land administration is established to manage the people-to-land relationship. However, it is believed that 70% of the land in developing countries is unregistered. In the case of Ecuador, the government has an ambitious strategy to implement a national cadaster on the full territory in a short time period. Therefore, the objective of this study was the assessment of land administration in Ecuador based on the fit-for-purpose approach as an assessment framework. A literature review was performed on the topic of land administration, including guidelines for improvement and assessment frameworks. The basic concept of fit-for-purpose land administration was reviewed with the three frameworks, which are: spatial, legal, and institutional. Interviews and focus group discussions were performed in Ecuador for collecting primary and secondary data about land administration in this country. Results from these activities are presented and discussed using the structure of the basic concept of fit-for-purpose land administration with the three frameworks. It was found that during the field data collection precise land survey of fixed boundaries was performed and around 55–60 attributes per parcel were collected as a part of the field land survey in Ecuador. Based on the findings, discussions were developed, and a score table was created identifying which principles should be addressed if rapid mapping and land registration are desired by the government of Ecuador to be implemented on the whole territory in a short time period. Finally, the paper ends with conclusions and recommendations.

Keywords: fit-for-purpose land administration; Ecuador (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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