Potential territories and terrestrial inteligence: a formula between people, science and public policies. Cases in Argentina and Colombia

Abstract

The objective is to put into consideration a simple formula between people and public policies through a scientific proposal of Possible Territories and Territorial Intelligence with Research-Action-Participatory methodologies applied to two cases in Argentina (Puente de Fierro, La Plata, industry and Ensenada-Berisso-La Plata surroundings) and one in Colombia (Lengupá Province, Boyacá) to verify if its exemplarity at local and subregional scales is valid to replicate other initiatives (each with its own particularities) in different parts of the world, especially in Latin America, Africa and Asia, where social and environmental problems are becoming more serious. It is about executing other public policies: real integrated public governances in neighborhoods, cities, rural worlds, metropolis and regions. Scientific Agendas with Territorial Intelligence build Possible Territories. Possible Territories allow the construction of spatially and temporarily enabled societies. In a space-temporarily enabled society, Territorial Justice is verified.

The Territorial Justice combines and articulates cognitive justice, social justice, environmental justice, economic justice and public justice. It is more likely to construct Territorial Justice in micro and meso space-time scales than in macro-scales. If these initiatives are accompanied by decision-making levels in our institutions, the exemplarity and replicability can be dealt with in the future. With the contributions of authors like M. Santos, O. Fals Borda, E. O. Wright, J. J. Girardot, B. de Sousa Santos, O. Madoery, M. H. Botero and many others it is possible to theorize it. However, articulating theory and praxis to build possible territories with territorial intelligence is a hard work together, from the beginning of each process with communities, institutions and companies. It concludes with four hypotheses.