Energy Landscapes: How Infrastructure Reshapes Territory in South America

AI Briefing

• – Infrastructure reshapes South American landscapes through mining, energy systems, and transport networks, transforming rural territories and urban settlements.
• – These transformations have supported economic growth but also generated political, environmental, and social debate across the continent.
• – Territories are understood as socio-ecological systems shaped by cultural, environmental, and political relations, challenging traditional notions of fixed geographic areas.