Transitions towards capable territories. Community development and social development

Good governance at the local level produce territories, that are socially cohesive and ecologically sound. Territories are endowed, with different potentials vis-à-vis the dilemmas and challenges of the transition imposed by the global change. It is very important to build up the capacity of any territory to struggle with new opportunities and risks. An elementary analytics for discussing about territorial capabilities is exposed together with arguments intended to criticize reductionist approaches to the governance of territories.