Táctica y estrategia : Resiliencia ambiental para el análisis y la gobernanza territorial

Abstract

In most cases, territorial management is oriented to the development of projects or actions to respond to the needs identified by the government (national, regional, or local) from its own perspective. However, it does not consider the complex interactions between the components of the territories, the effect of episodic or continuous disturbances, the territorial response capacity to these stressors, and the unforeseen factors. For this reason and considering the environmental resilience as a tool that effectively contributes to territorial governance mainly at the local level for its contextualized management, the main objective of this article is to propose a methodology to assess territorial environmental resilience. This is carried out using some theoretical considerations, the analysis of the relevance of territorial studies through the lens of resilience, and a previously validated methodological proposal to conduct a comprehensive diagnosis of resilience in territories facing internal or external stressors. It considers the determinants of the ecosystem as well as sociocultural and political-economical aspects with the purpose of having sufficient and adequate information to generate governance strategies aimed at creating or strengthening its degree of resilience. Thus, the most important aspects to consider in the proposal of these strategies are finally outlined, ensuring a coherent implementation with local territorial realities, the participation and shared responsibility of the social actors, and the adaptive capacity of the process.