"The Integral Management of the Territory. Necessary Condition for Sustainable Development"

Abstract

The concept of Development has had, in addition to different conceptions, an important evolution over time, but in recent years a series of events have been taking place that contribute to thinking that development is one, that it is the same in all latitudes of the world and that conceptually and theoretically it can be common.   All this is found in human development and territorial development, which are fundamental elements for the sustainable development of the planet.

In the face of the impetus of capitalism, through the neoliberal model, which does not satisfy its interests and using all possible means, even deteriorating the planet, causing destruction, causing more and more poverty and more precarious living conditions, important alternatives emerge with which to contribute to improving man-nature relations in such a way that today needs can be satisfied with dignity and bequeath living conditions to future generations as prescribed by the different international organizations, the initiatives of the governments of the world and civil society in what they have called Sustainable Development.

A significant number of the population that today lives in the countryside or rural area, in the particular case of the Republic of Colombia, does not live in decent conditions, faces a significant deterioration of the most important macroeconomic variables that translate into poverty, unemployment, lack of productivity, growing migrations, deterioration of human development indicators, etc.   among many others, all of which can be attributed to an ill-advised and inefficient economic policy and to the handing over of natural wealth to transnational economic groups, which have produced displacement and social exclusion.

Under these conditions, it can be said that if there is no management of the territory, expressed in comprehensive development planning, an effective articulation between the countryside and the city, and the technification of agricultural and livestock activity, these areas may become unsustainable.