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International Retirement Migration: mapping the spatio-temporal growth of foreign-owned properties in Cotacachi, Ecuador.
- Source :
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Journal of Maps . Jan-Dec2022, Vol. 18 Issue 1, p53-60. 8p. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- International Retirement Migration (IRM) is a growing phenomenon in the Global South. Using the example of the city of Cotacachi in the Ecuadorian Andes, this paper analyzes the spatio-temporal growth of the properties acquired by foreign retirees. We have developed a multi-temporal map that visualizes the spatio-temporal patterns of foreign-owned real estate properties and explains them in the historical context of land tenure. As no official spatial data is available for foreign-owned properties in Cotacachi, the mapping was developed based on data triangulation from remote sensing, participatory mapping, document analysis (e.g. a cadastral database), and semi-structured interviews with key stakeholders. With this origin approach, the map reveals a significant growth in the number of properties and the size of the land acquired by foreigners particularly since the 2008 United States' housing crisis. Most of the foreign-owned properties are located at the urban fringe and have been built on former colonial hacienda lands in direct proximity to existing indigenous communities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *EMIGRATION & immigration
*URBAN fringe
*LAND tenure
DEVELOPING countries
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17445647
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Maps
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 160870735
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/17445647.2022.2039310