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Territory is understood as a human community with a sense of belonging, future and ownership of a physical, natural or artificial space. It is a social construct nourished by culture, politics, technology and infrastructure, which serves to address the challenges of development, sustainability and equality. It is within this complex construct that territorial development policies in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean need to be examined and improved, in order to reduce inequalities and build capacities.
This work gauges the state of the art and examines the variety and breadth of…
El territorio es una comunidad humana con sentido de pertenencia, de futuro y de apropiación de un espacio físico, natural o artificial. Se trata de una construcción social que se nutre de la cultura, la política, la tecnología y la infraestructura, y que contribuye a responder a los desafíos del desarrollo, de la sostenibilidad y de la igualdad. Es en esta compleja trama donde interesa conocer y mejorar la calidad de las políticas de desarrollo territorial en los países de América Latina y el Caribe, a fin de reducir desigualdades y crear capacidades.
En este trabajo se hace un balance del es…