Territorial dynamics and conjectures for intervention

Abstract

The experience gained in the conception and implementation of policies for development promotion has resulted in a wide range of knowledge that makes feasible to argue for intervention designs that take into account the creation of new paradigms. Consequently, first a human development approach was assumed, which afterwards was supplemented with the principles of a sustainable development approach and, ultimately, both approaches were used according to the characteristics of each territory, which led to a territorial development approach. In this way we have generated a diverse range of learning for the designing of new policies, increasingly closer to the demands of the actors and groups of actors in each territory and at the same time adapted to the existing connections between them, which may eventually lead to social coalitions with a transformative character. This set of ideas is presented throughout this article, by selecting authors and summarizing the findings that are available, although not seeking to be exhaustive. In short, the objective is to highlight the most relevant experiences so as to develop conjecture aimed at renewing the thinking on what is the best way to approach the reality of territories, to make a contribution based on policies, be it public or private, for the strengthening of territorial actors, primarily by encouraging their initiatives and promoting virtuous circles of sustainable human development.