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This essay examines the process of territorial restructuring
in the Uruguayan-Brazilian borderland with a focus on
the Mirim Lagoon Basin, in the context of two main driving
forces, regional integration and decentralizing reforms.
The analysis considers three different scales: the integration
blocs in South America, the concerted programs of
Brazil and Uruguay for integration and development of the
bi-national borderlands, and the sub-regional level where
projects of infrastructure are carried out. The results of research
reveal that the role of institutions has been crucial
in identity formation, increase in exchanges and interactions
of cross-border scope, and in the design of proposals
of endogenous development, although there is still incipient
connection between innovation and local initiatives. The
essay concludes that there are contradicting goals among
restructuring projects and challenges to be addressed
particularly in terms of risks for the environment, management
of natural resources, and processes of decisionmaking
relative to the borderlands agenda.
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Mirim Lagoon Basin Territorial restructuring Regional integration Institutions Development
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A Obra Nasce: revista de Arquitetura e Urbanismo da Universidade Fernando Pessoa. Porto. ISSN 2183-427X. 11 (dez. 2016) 71-85.