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Before we look at how it might be possible to come to this "understanding", we should take a
glance at the relevance of theory to development-oriented research.
If we now turn our attention to the development dynamics mentioned above, we can approach the
impacts of the "development crisis" by focussing on two areas:
If we focus on the problems, we see that:
- We must take into account those categories of population and actor who act within, ascribe value to and are affected by concrete
cases;
- In cases where there are environmental problems, a concrete spatial reference is required (spatially specific land-use systems
and ecological processes).
If we focus on understanding and finding solutions, we see that:
- External influences reveal themselves against the background of existing conditions and structures in the regional context;
- Actor-specific room for manoeuvre manifests itself in the context of conditions, hierarchies and relations.
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