Territorial agreements and disagreements. Reflections on tri-border governance

Abstract

This text represents an effort to think and show the relations that link the territorial development with territorial planning, management and governance. The main problem identified consists in the low levels of quality of life and the meager development prospects of the population on the study area, which arise from a fragmented, inefficient and ineffective planning and land management process that contributes to the destruction of the natural environment. The study object is the area composed by the Amazon tri-border between the towns of Iñapari (Peru) Assis Brasil (Brazil) and Bolpebra (Bolivia). Our objective of study is to bring a new understanding of the planning process and management from the perspective of territorial governance, in order to establish the main guidelines for the development of a tri-frontier territorial governance model that contribute to improve the management and the increase of standard life quality of local people.