From Planetary Insolvency to Distributed Territorial Resilience: Operational Architectures for Climate Adaptation in the Anthropocene

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Authors: Horacio Covas
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Abstract

This working paper analyzes the systemic dynamics of planetary insolvency and the structural limits of centralized climate governance in the Anthropocene. It proposes a distributed territorial resilience framework based on socio-ecological feedback systems, community-based currencies, adaptive governance, and regenerative economic architectures. Drawing on historical case studies, network theory, and territorial experimentation in Latin America, the study outlines operational models for climate adaptation, social cohesion, and post-growth transition. The paper argues that resilience emerges not from top-down optimization, but from localized institutional diversity, collective intelligence, and interoperable commons. Resumen (Español) Este documento de trabajo analiza las dinámicas sistémicas de la insolvencia planetaria y los límites estructurales de la gobernanza climática centralizada en el Antropoceno. Propone un marco de resiliencia territorial distribuida basado en sistemas socioecológicos de retroalimentación, monedas sociales o comunitarias, gobernanza adaptativa y arquitecturas económicas regenerativas. A partir de estudios de caso históricos, teoría de redes y experiencias territoriales en América Latina, se delinean modelos operativos para la adaptación climática, la cohesión social y la transición poscrecimiento. El trabajo sostiene que la resiliencia no surge de la optimización vertical, sino de la diversidad institucional local, la inteligencia colectiva y los bienes comunes interoperables.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Sustainability and Climate Change Governance Climate Change and Sustainable Development Regional resilience and development

Publication details

Journal / source
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Publication date
10 February 2026
Language
EN