The Local Development Research Group (GDLO for its acronym in Spanish) is made up by a group of researchers with different disciplines who work together to systematize experiences and recommend new scenarios that create wellbeing and development. In a globalized context, considering the world’s economic, social and cultural aspects over national ones (CEPAL,2012), universities are not exempted from changes in the environment and must become centers that enable the development, use, adaptation, dissemination and learning of new knowledge that will benefit society. 

Coordinator:

Blas Orlando Garzon Vera. Ph.D.

Contact:

bgarzon@ups.edu.ec

Lines of research:

Development, territory, environment and interculturality

The state, citizenship, public policies