In Ecuador, the percentage of urban population ascends to 74%, and of these people, more than half lives in medium cities (with less than half a million inhabitants). These cities  play a key role in the global urbanization processes. In a consolidated territorial networks, such cities could become regional centers of ecologic equilibrium and land regulation, both from the demographic and economic point of view, which could have an impact in reducing poverty, violence and the environmental damage.

Our current work in this country is based on developing and testing a data toolkit to benefit a program that fosters sustainability for medium cities.