The ruling class as a determinant of the shape of Quito 

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Year:2017

Editorial: Territorial Urban Log, Volume 27, Number 3, p. 81-90, 2017. Electronic ISSN 2027-145X. Printed ISSN 0124-7913

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Post Description: Publication indexed specialized magazine Scopus, Scielo, Latindex

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Summary: This research proposes to contribute to the study of the influence of the dominant classes in the formation of cities, taking Quito as an example. This work focuses on identifying, through interviews and the study of secondary sources, the reasons that led the dominant classes to colonize new neighborhoods and abandon others. Among the causes, the desire to avoid coexistence with new social groups, the increase in density, the need for greater contact with nature and the lack of urban planning stand out. The result of the above is a dispersed city with potential spaces to develop, the result of the neighborhoods that were occupied by the dominant classes, and that define the challenges of architects and urban planners in the city.