Dynamiques associatives et transformations des territoires

Fourdrignier, Marc

doi:10.3917/mav.040.0296

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“…However, as it has been illustrated, in the emergence of complex and active relationships, the viable system includes not only components that are already present in the context, but also components that go far beyond the environment itself. These dynamically new components are included because structural boundaries become evanescent with the emergence of the system [39][40][41][42]. This should encourage the governing body to develop an awareness of the systemic dimensions of the territory (as well as any initiative organized for its development), overcoming the limits of the structural perspective.…”

Section: From the Environment To The Context: Identifying Paths Of Dementioning

confidence: 99%

Sustainability and the Viable Systems Approach: Opportunities and Issues for the Governance of the Territory

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The aim of this paper is to propose an approach for representing the territory as a dynamic system of intersubjective relationships that is able to guarantee not only the efficiency of the processes within organizations, but also effective results in the general context and a sustainable impact on the broader environment. This contribution is developed on the basis of the viable systems approach (vSa), which is intended as a theoretical framework for the analysis of social phenomena as well as for orienting government processes. Using this theoretical framework, the proposed approach leads to the representation of the territory as a viable system that is capable of surviving in its own context by creating value for the other entities of the context (public groups of governments, communities, investors, natural environment, future generations, non-human species), thus defining the essential conditions for a sustainable equilibrium. The consideration that social phenomena have to be analyzed by taking into account the different relations and interactions that orient the behavior of individuals and, as a consequence, their main collective manifestations, i.e., organizations, underlines the importance of shifting from a traditional reductionist approach to a systemic approach. In what follows, taking a cue from the definition of sustainability that implies a wider sharing, we provide some initial critical positions, and finally shape the useful elements that can be preparatory to the introduction of a working hypothesis that is capable of delineating a possible itinerary for the development of the territory.

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Section: From the Environment To The Context: Identifying Paths Of Dementioning

confidence: 99%