Pensamiento geográfico en América Latina: retrospectiva y balances generales

A strong lag would represent a step forward for national efforts: it may allow the exchange of conceptual view-points and methodologies among persons who also share a common historic and cultural background. From an applied perspective the role of lag, as is the case of other social scientists, should focus on public-policy decision making, particularly on territorial and environmental issues, especially at the local and multi-scale levels. The scope must be to mitigate inequality, violence and environmental degradation, and to propose different territorial visions. To this end, interdisciplinarity or disciplinary hybridization is advisable, provided the effort is based on a strong disciplinary background