Models of Territorial Arrangements: Guatemala

Guatemala has a diverse territory that requires the development of organizational strategies.

Monday, July 21, 2008

A White Paper has been prepared by a team integrating technical and social skills from the School of Organic and Evolutionary Planning, the consulting firm La Ceiba and the Association of Ecological Action.
Many land problems that the country faces, such as landslides or floods in populated areas, crowding, lack of public services, deforestation, loss of natural resources, and lack of housing for the poor, result from the absence of a legal framework to regulate the planning of the territory and land use.
The first draft was produced under the direction of the deputy Juan Manuel Giordano. He proceeded to adapt the "Law of Territorial Organization of the Republic of Colombia," taking into account the institutional strucfture that could provide a conceptual and operative framework for our law.

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