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Territorial governance through the prism of tools, learning processes and conflicts

Authors

  • Eduardo Chia Université Paris-Saclay, Institut National de Recherche pour l’agriculture, l’alimentation et l’environnement INRAE, Agroparistech, Paris, Francia.
  • André Torre Université Paris-Saclay, Institut National de Recherche pour l’agriculture, l’alimentation et l’environnement INRAE, Agroparistech, Paris, Francia. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5644-7520
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Abstract

In this article, based mainly on our work in France and our experience in several Latin American countries (Brazil, Uruguay and Chile), we propose a review of the main dimensions of territorial governance with an emphasis, through the prism of tools, learning abilities and conflict behaviors. Our works on territorial governance started in the 1980s. They are devoted to the study of territorial and rural development, the role of farms in territorial dynamics, the management of environmental dimensions, particularly water, the role of proximity and conflicts, and the role played by tools, devices and learning in the coordination between the actors. What we defend here, the result of our research, is that the territories are, today, places where medium and long-term strategic decisions, when they are made in a participatory manner, give rise to various forms of territorial governance.

Keywords:

Mechanisms , territorial coordination , territorial innovation , tools.