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…
Three years into the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, Latin America and the Caribbean face great challenges. More than half of the countries in the region have national coordination mechanisms for the implementation and follow-up of this Agenda. Most of these mechanisms have entrusted planning institutions with the role of coordinator or technical secretariat for coordinating the various sectors, convening stakeholders and defining the strategies and partnerships for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as well as monitoring and ensuring accountability of the Goals.
This method…
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