Why specialization multiplies territorial realities
Industrialization did not unify territory. It specialized it. Ministries, agencies, and technical bodies began defining space according to their operational mandates.
Cadastral modernization, hydraulic engineering, transport planning, and urban regulation evolved independently. Each discipline refined its methods while acting on the same geography.
Railways reorganized settlement patterns, dams redefined watersheds, and road networks reshaped land values. Utility grids overlaid technical systems onto property structures.
The territory became reorganized by sectors rather than by system. Efficiency increased within domains, while coherence between them weakened. Specialization strengthened governance and deepened fragmentation simultaneously.
One territory. Five scenarios.
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Conceptual reference: Territorial Scenarios
