Élaboration d’un cadre d’analyse théorique de la contribution des activités économiques au développement territorial

Abstract

The objective of this contribution is to propose a theoretical analysis grid to assess how an economic activity can contribute to the development of the territory. More specifically, it will be a question of identifying the approaches which propose explanatory models of the economic development of the regions, then those which construct, for a given region (depending on factors of endowment in resources, location, etc.), prescriptive and practical models of development. Firstly, it will be a question of specifying which links maintain development, growth, economy and space, and of evoking, according to a historical trajectory, the context of the territorialization of the developmental approaches. This will allow to better understand the consequences of integrating the concept of territoriality into the economic sphere. Secondly, the founding theories of territorial development will be identified, analyzed and compared. The objective is to produce a framework for analyzing the contribution of human activities in the development process.