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Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Human geography

Lectures on Location Theory (Hardcover, 1999 ed.): Martin F. Bach Lectures on Location Theory (Hardcover, 1999 ed.)
Martin F. Bach
R2,995 Discovery Miles 29 950 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Continuing the (neo-)classical tradition of von Th nen, Launhardt, Weber, Palander, and L sch this book offers a fresh approach to the location of industries and other economic activities, of market areas, spatial price distribution, locational specialization, urban and transportation systems, and spatial interaction in general. It uses elementary economic reasoning supported by simple mathematical models, some classical, some new. The mathematical methods are presented in numbered Mathematical Notes. The author has been active in this field since 1950.

Applied Regional Growth and Innovation Models (Hardcover, 2014 ed.): Karima Kourtit, Peter Nijkamp, Robert Stimson Applied Regional Growth and Innovation Models (Hardcover, 2014 ed.)
Karima Kourtit, Peter Nijkamp, Robert Stimson
R3,691 Discovery Miles 36 910 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Modern spatial-economic systems exhibit a high degree of dynamics as a result of technological progress, demographic evolution or global change. In the past decade, an avalanche of new regional economic growth and innovation models has been put forward. This volume contains a unique collection of operational models of a strong applied nature that may be seen as original landmarks in the rich tradition of spatial-economic growth modelling. The contributors are recognized experts from different parts of the world.

Visiting the Art Museum - A Journey Toward Participation (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022): Eleonora Redaelli Visiting the Art Museum - A Journey Toward Participation (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
Eleonora Redaelli
R3,876 Discovery Miles 38 760 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book is an epistemological journey studying the art museum across disciplines. The aim is to explore how each discipline frames its investigation of the museum. Grounded in the "philosophy of practices" by the Italian philosopher Carlo Sini, this volume claims that the art museum exists in reality as an interdisciplinary space, but knowledge about it is built by numerous disciplines. The book opens with a theoretical framework based on the philosophy of practice by the philosopher Carlo Sini, explaining why the art museum is considered an interdisciplinary space and what is the epistemological role of academic disciplines. Each following chapter explains what we learn about the museum from each discipline. The book ends with a model of how we can bring these different disciplines together in one class, without embarking in a time-consuming program building and offers further reflections on the value of this epistemological investigation. It will be of use to upper-level students and researchers, in sociology of the arts, sociology of culture, interior architecture, art history, and nonprofit management.

Six Months In Hawaii (Hardcover, New Ed): Isabella Bird Six Months In Hawaii (Hardcover, New Ed)
Isabella Bird
R4,784 R1,982 Discovery Miles 19 820 Save R2,802 (59%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Set in the islands in 1873, is the compelling account of the true life adventures that transformed a quiet English lady into the darling and dashing world traveler Isabella Bird, whose exploits held the world enthralled. She spent six months journeying through the islands, cantering through lush forests and grasslands on spirited ponies, drifting over the rolling blue seas on raffish schooners, and finally making her way to the fiery volcano of Mauna Loa. This is a book of singular charm, guaranteed to produce a thirst for adventure and travel. Here, all the beauties of Hawaii and the island way of life are seen through the eyes of one who is, for the first time, tasting life to the full.

Methods in Human-Animal Studies - Engaging With Animals Through the Social Sciences (Hardcover): Annalisa Colombino, Heide... Methods in Human-Animal Studies - Engaging With Animals Through the Social Sciences (Hardcover)
Annalisa Colombino, Heide Bruckner
R4,384 Discovery Miles 43 840 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

This timely book provides a methodological guide for how to conduct and theorize research in human-animal studies. In response to critiques of the anthropomorphic slant to human-animal research, and the increasing political relevance of animals in contemporary environmental debates, this book emphasises methods which bring to light the animal side of multi-species encounters. Drawing from the interdisciplinary strength of human-animal studies, this book contains contributions from practitioners and scholars working in sociology, anthropology, ethology and geography. Each chapter uses a case-study approach to present a theoretical framework and empirical application of cutting-edge methods in human-animal studies, from creative writing in multi-species ethnographies, to visual methods like videography and body mapping. Organized in three parts: theorizing; collaborating; visualizing, the book equips readers with methodological tools to conduct human-animal studies research attentive to animal lives. Furthermore, chapters reflect on the opportunities, limitations, and ethical considerations of research that seeks to understand our more-than-human worlds. The book is aimed towards undergraduate and graduate students in human-animal studies, and scholars investigating human-animal relations. It will also be of interest to practitioners and policy makers who engage with conservation, wildlife management, or the human-animal interface of urban and regional planning.

Contested Czech Cities - From Urban Grassroots to Pro-democratic Populism (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020): Michaela Pixova Contested Czech Cities - From Urban Grassroots to Pro-democratic Populism (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Michaela Pixova
R2,259 Discovery Miles 22 590 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This research was supported by Grant no. 14-24977P from the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic as part of the project "Contested Czech cities: Citizen participation in post-socialist urban restructuring. This book focuses on urban grassroots movements in post-socialist Czechia and their struggle against unprofessional and nondemocratic urban processes in their cities. It shows that in the context of neoliberal urban restructuring, weakly consolidated democracy, and corporate capture of the local state, urban activists often resort to entering electoral competition as the only efficient way of improving the situation in their cities. The book is based on four case studies from different Czech cities, narrating stories of activists struggling against a controversial flood protection project, the demolition of public buildings, an unhealthy land-use plan, arrogant development, and overpriced city halls. It offers valuable insight into the obstacles created by institutionalized forms of power abuse which urban activists must deal with and discusses the pro-democratic potential of urban grassroot movements' efforts to overcome their limited ability to influence political processes via standard means of civic engagement and protest activities.

Matters of Revolution - Urban Spaces and Symbolic Politics in Berlin and Warsaw After 1989 (Paperback): Dominik Bartmanski Matters of Revolution - Urban Spaces and Symbolic Politics in Berlin and Warsaw After 1989 (Paperback)
Dominik Bartmanski
R1,256 Discovery Miles 12 560 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Symbols matter, and especially those present in public spaces, but how do they exert influence and maintain a hold over us? Why do such materialities count even in the intensely digitalized culture? This book considers the importance of urban symbols to political revolutions, examining manifold reasons for which social movements necessitate the affirmation or destruction of various material icons and public monuments. What explains variability of life cycles of certain classes of symbols? Why do some of them seem more potent than others? Why do people exhibit nostalgic attachments to some symbols of the controversial past and vehemently oppose others? What nourishes and threatens the social life of icons? Through comparative analyses of major iconic processes following the epochal revolution of 1989 in Berlin and Warsaw, the book argues that revolutionary action needs objects and sites which concretize the transformative redrawing of the symbolic boundaries between the "sacred" and "profane," good and evil, before and after, and "progressive" and "reactionary"-the symbolic shifts that every revolution implies in theory and formalizes in practice. Public symbols ensconced within actual urban spaces provide indispensable visibility to human values and social changes. As affective topographies that externalize collective feelings, their very presence and durability is meaningful, and so are the revolutionary rituals of preservation and destruction directed at those spaces. Far from being mere gestures or token signifiers, they have their own gravity with profound cultural ramifications. This volume will appeal to sociologists, anthropologists, geographers, and social theorists with interests in urban studies, public heritage, material culture, political revolution, and social movements.

Mega-Events and Mega-Ambitions: South Korea's Rise and the Strategic Use of the Big Four Events (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017):... Mega-Events and Mega-Ambitions: South Korea's Rise and the Strategic Use of the Big Four Events (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Yu-Min Joo, Yooil Bae, Eva Kassens-Noor
R1,822 Discovery Miles 18 220 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book provides a holistic analysis of South Korea's strategic use of mega-events in its modern development. It examines the Summer Olympics (1988), the World Expo (1993), the FIFA World Cup (2002), and the Winter Olympics (2018) over the past 30 years of the country's rapid growth, and across varying stages of economic and political development. It explains how mega-events helped to secure South Korea's position on the international stage, boost nationalism, propel economic growth in export-oriented national companies, and build cities that accommodate - as well as represent - South Korea's progress. It thereby highlights the broader implications for today's global phenomenon of increasing reliance on mega-events as a catalyst for development, while the criticism that mega-events do more harm than good proliferates. The book is ideal for academics, policymakers, and those with an interest in mega-events and their role in the development of non-western countries.

Rural-Urban Interaction in the Developing World (Hardcover, annotated edition): Kenny Lynch Rural-Urban Interaction in the Developing World (Hardcover, annotated edition)
Kenny Lynch
R4,474 Discovery Miles 44 740 Ships in 12 - 19 working days


Contents:
Introduction 1: Theorising the Rural-Urban Interface 2: Food 3: Natural 4: People 5: Ideas 6: Money Conclusion

Pandemic and the City (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2023): Mehmet Guney Celbis, Karima Kourtit, Peter Nijkamp Pandemic and the City (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2023)
Mehmet Guney Celbis, Karima Kourtit, Peter Nijkamp
R4,239 Discovery Miles 42 390 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book features a collection of novel and original contributions to the study of urban sustainability from a human health perspective in the light of the current corona pandemic and the challenge of cities to offer inclusive, appealing, and healthy infrastructures. Written by experts from various disciplines, this book analyzes the impact of the corona pandemic on contemporary cities, and how these cities respond to the challenges. Featuring also case studies on various cities and regions, it addresses four interconnected research challenges and themes: Cities, cooperation, and resilience in the face of COVID-19 Comparative approaches on patterns and effects of city and location-specific policies and socioeconomic structures during COVID-19 The socioeconomic and labor market effects of pandemics on cities and local economies The need for new types of data and applications in addressing challenges in analysing the effects of COVID-19 on cities This book will appeal to scholars of regional and spatial science, urban economics, and urban planning and anyone interested in the impact of corona pandemic on city life.

A Research Agenda for Regeneration Economies - Reading City-Regions (Hardcover): John R. Bryson, Lauren Andres, Rachel Mulhall A Research Agenda for Regeneration Economies - Reading City-Regions (Hardcover)
John R. Bryson, Lauren Andres, Rachel Mulhall
R3,020 Discovery Miles 30 200 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Elgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary. City-regions are regeneration economies, or in other words, places that are experiencing on-going processes of recovery, adaptation or transformation. This Research Agenda provides both a state-of-the-art review of existing research on city-regions, and expands on new research approaches. Expert contributors from across the globe explore key areas of research for reading city-regions, including: trade, services and people, regional differentiation, big data, global production networks, governance and policy, and regional development. The book focuses on developing a more integrated and systematic approach to reading city-regions as part of regeneration economics by identifying conceptual and methodological developments in this field of study. Students in geography, urban studies and city and regional planning will greatly benefit from reading this, as it provides a wealth of stimuli for essays and dissertation topics. Advanced business and public policy students will also benefit from the focus on translating research into practice, an approach that this Research Agenda takes in several chapters. Contributors include: L. Andres, J.R. Bryson, J. Clark, G.J.D. Hewings, N. Kreston, M. Nathan, P. Nijkamp, J. Steenbruggen, R.J. Stimson, E. Tranos, A. Weaver, D. Wojcik, G. Yeung

Urban Avant-Gardes - Art, Architecture and Change (Hardcover, New Ed): Malcolm Miles Urban Avant-Gardes - Art, Architecture and Change (Hardcover, New Ed)
Malcolm Miles
R5,840 Discovery Miles 58 400 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Environmentalists, whether engaged in direct action or creating new models of sustainable industry and settlement, propose radical changes in the values and organization of society. "Urban Avant-Gardes" explores whether new practices in the arts and architecture can reshape values and in turn create a new consciousness, from which a more sustainable society can emerge. The first section contextualises the practices of art and architecture through reference to cultural and environmentalist debates in the late 20th century. It specifically considers past notions of an avant-garde in art and architecture; the politics and cultures of environmentalism in the late 20th century; the question of locality in a context of globalization; and the problem of how a new society or consciousness comes into being. Section II illustrates these frameworks by providing examples from the US, Europe and Australia, mainly in cities with initiatives between art, architecture, ecology and movements for democratic change, which might constitute a green avant-garde. The final section draws together the commonalities and differences between the examples and looks to the future, asking how patterns of settlem

Habitat, Economy and Society - A Geographical Introduction to Ethnology (Hardcover, illustrated edition): C. Daryll Forde Habitat, Economy and Society - A Geographical Introduction to Ethnology (Hardcover, illustrated edition)
C. Daryll Forde
R7,674 Discovery Miles 76 740 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

An introduction to the ethnography and human geography of non-European peoples, this book deals with the economic and social life of a number of groups at diverse levels of cultural achievement and in different regions of the world. International in its scope the book covers: Malaysia, Africa, North America, Canada, Siberia, the Amazon, Eastern Solomon Islands, India, Central Asia and the Middle East. Originally published in 1934. This re-issues the seventh edition of 1949.

Re-Visioning Europe - Frontiers, Place Identities and Journeys in Debatable Lands (Hardcover): U. Kockel Re-Visioning Europe - Frontiers, Place Identities and Journeys in Debatable Lands (Hardcover)
U. Kockel
R2,869 Discovery Miles 28 690 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Drawing on ethno-anthropological fieldwork, this book considers issues of identity and belonging in Europe from a consciously emic perspective. The book explores issues such as borders, migration, economic organization, heritage, and the politics and practice of developing cultural understanding.

Buyways - Billboards, Automobiles, and the American Landscape (Paperback): Catherine Gudis Buyways - Billboards, Automobiles, and the American Landscape (Paperback)
Catherine Gudis
R1,572 Discovery Miles 15 720 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The highway has become the buyway. Along the millions of miles the public travels, advertisers spend billions on images of cola, cars, vodka, fast food, and swimming pools that blur past us, catching our fleeting attention and turning the landscape into a corridor of commerce.
A smart, succinct, and visually compelling history of the billboard in America, "Buyways" traces how the outdoor advertising industry changed the face of American commercialism. Taking us from itinerant bill-stickers of circus posters in the 19th century to the blinking, beeping, 3-D eyesores of today, Gudis argues that roadside advertising has turned the landscape itself into a commodity to be bought and sold as advertising space.
"Buyways" vividly chronicles the battles between environmentalists and businessmen as well as the response of artists, from New Deal photographers who satirized the billboard-infested landscape to commercial artists who embraced the kitsch of it all. It also shows how advertisers tapped into the American mythology of the open road, promoting mobile consumption as the American Dream on four wheels.
Entertaining and brilliantly illustrated, "Buyways" is a vibrant road map of the new geography of consumption. Also includes an eight page color insert.

Urbanization as a Social Process - An essay on movement and change in contemporary Africa (Hardcover): Kenneth Little Urbanization as a Social Process - An essay on movement and change in contemporary Africa (Hardcover)
Kenneth Little
R10,625 Discovery Miles 106 250 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Urbanization is probably the most important process taking place in African countries. This book provides a lucid and informative study of the significance of urbanization for social change in sub-Saharan Africa, which has vital implications for all developing regions. Originally published in 1974.

Drifting - Architecture and Migrancy (Hardcover): Stephen Cairns Drifting - Architecture and Migrancy (Hardcover)
Stephen Cairns
R4,644 Discovery Miles 46 440 Ships in 12 - 19 working days


Contents:
Preface. Introduction 1. Drifting: Architecture / Migrancy 2. On Cosmopolitanism 3. Architecture as Evidence 4. Mythforms: Techniques of Migrant Place-Making 5. Why Architecture is Neither Here nor There 6. Migration, Exile and Landscapes of the Imagination 7. Building Hong Kong: from Migrancy to Disappearance 8. Conflicting Landscapes of Dwelling and Democracy in Canada 9. Too Many Houses for a Home: Narrating the House in the Chinese Diaspora 10. Emigration / Immigration: Maps, Myths and Origins 11. Earthquake Weather 12. Pacific Migration 13. La Frontera's Siamese Twins 14. Screening Los Angeles: Architecture, Mobility and Migrancy 15. By the Bitstream of Babylon: Cyberfrontiers and Diaspora Vistas. Index.

Tourism - Critical Concepts in the Social Sciences (Hardcover, Major Work): Stephen Williams Tourism - Critical Concepts in the Social Sciences (Hardcover, Major Work)
Stephen Williams
R29,133 R24,338 Discovery Miles 243 380 Save R4,795 (16%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Examining exactly what social scientists mean by the term tourism, and what it means to be a tourist, this collection charts the sociological changes that have occurred in tourism, as well as the shift from the upper-class a ~grand toursa (TM) of the late nineteenth-century to the mass tourism of the present day.

With an astonishing breadth and range of content, these fascinating volumes assess the economic impacts of tourism on local economies, the environmental considerations to take into account, and whether the huge growth in tourism is sustainable in a post-September 11th world.

Tourism: Critical Concepts in the Social Sciences is an accessible and comprehensive resource that is invaluable for academics and scholars researching tourism, globalization and human geography.

Climate Actions - Local Applications and Practical Solutions (Hardcover): Brenda Groskinsky Climate Actions - Local Applications and Practical Solutions (Hardcover)
Brenda Groskinsky
R2,690 R1,649 Discovery Miles 16 490 Save R1,041 (39%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

*Documents the use of environmental science and related disciplines in the identification and development of specific climate actions *Includes original actions that represent a wide variety of locations in the U.S. and abroad *Presents actions that are currently being implemented and explains what is needed to interested communities *Provides specific and unique examples, such as the degradation of soil and water resources in the U.S. and abroad, critical natural area threats in the tall grass prairies in North America, and the need for fresh water during drought and water shortages in northern California *Addresses global concerns related to climate actions, their differences and similarities

Evolving Narratives of Hazard and Risk - The Gorkha Earthquake, Nepal, 2015 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Louise Bracken, Hanna A.... Evolving Narratives of Hazard and Risk - The Gorkha Earthquake, Nepal, 2015 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Louise Bracken, Hanna A. Ruszczyk, Tom Robinson
R1,923 Discovery Miles 19 230 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book presents a range of academic research and personal reflections on the Gorkha earthquake that struck Nepal in 2015. For the first time, perspectives from geography, disaster risk reduction, cultural heritage protection, archaeology, anthropology, social work, health and emergency response are discussed in a single volume. Contributions are included from practitioners and researchers from Nepal and Durham University in the UK, many of whom were in Nepal at the time of the earthquake. Evolving Narratives of Hazard and Risk explores the event of the earthquake, its consequences and its impacts, to provide a holistic and multi-perspective understanding of this special hazard and its significant ramifications for social, political, economic and cultural aspects of life in Nepal. The book highlights how these multiple perspectives are needed to inform each other in order to develop and shape new ways of thinking and interacting with environmental hazards. This collection of works will be of interest to students and academics of Environment Studies, Human Geography and Environmental Policy, and will be of particular relevance to those involved in risk research and managing risk and hazard events.

Rethinking Development Geographies (Hardcover): Marcus Power Rethinking Development Geographies (Hardcover)
Marcus Power
R5,845 Discovery Miles 58 450 Ships in 12 - 19 working days


Development as a concept is notoriously imprecise, vague and presumptuous. Struggles over the meaning of this fiercely contested term have had profound implications on the destinies of people and places across the globe. Rethinking Development Geographies offers a stimulating and critical introduction to the study of geography and development. In doing so, it sets out to explore the spatiality of development thinking and practices.

The book highlights the geopolitical nature of development and its origins in Empire and the Cold War. It also reflects critically on the historical engagement of geographers with 'the Tropics', the 'Third World' and the 'South'. The dominant economic and political philosophies that shape the policies and perspectives of major institutions are discussed. The interconnections between globalisation and development are highlighted through an examination of local, national and transnational resistance to various forms of development.

The text provides an accessible introduction to the complex and confusing world of contemporary global development. Informative diagrams, cartoons and case studies are used throughout. While exploring global geographies of economic and political change Rethinking Development Geographies is also grounded in a concern with people and places, the 'view from below', the views of women and the view from the 'South'.

Unrecognized States and Secession in the 21st Century (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Martin Riegl, Bohumil Dobos Unrecognized States and Secession in the 21st Century (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Martin Riegl, Bohumil Dobos
R3,883 Discovery Miles 38 830 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book presents novel theoretical and empirical findings on the issue of unrecognized states and secession. The first part of the book conceptualizes unrecognized states as entities with a national identity and which have achieved political independence, yet are not internationally recognized as independent states. It also addresses topics such as the role of superpowers in secessionist conflicts, ontological security in post-Soviet states, and factors influencing the legitimacy of secession referenda. In turn, the book's second part presents selected case studies on various secessionist regions and territories, including Kurdistan, the Caucasus, Kosovo, and Bougainville.

Urban Futures - Critical Commentaries on shaping Cities (Hardcover): Tim Hall, Malcolm Miles Urban Futures - Critical Commentaries on shaping Cities (Hardcover)
Tim Hall, Malcolm Miles
R4,480 Discovery Miles 44 800 Ships in 12 - 19 working days


Urban Futures brings together commentaries from a wide range of contemporary disciplines and fields relevant to urban culture, form and society. The book concerns cities in the broadest sense, not just as buildings and spaces, but also as processes and events or sites of occupation, in which meanings are constructed in many ways. The contributors draw on their specialist areas of research to inform current debate, but they also speculate as to how cities will be shaped in the 21st century.
Specific areas of research include homeless people's organisations and restoration ecology in brownfield sites in the USA, post-industrial urban landscapes, post-industrial economics, tourism and cultural planning. The book allows each writer to state their own conclusions, but together they suggest that tomorrow's cities will, while remaining locations of difference and contestation, be rapidly evolving systems in which dwellers assume increasing responsibilities and power.

On Borders - Territories, Legitimacy, and the Rights of Place (Hardcover): Paulina Ochoa Espejo On Borders - Territories, Legitimacy, and the Rights of Place (Hardcover)
Paulina Ochoa Espejo
R2,600 Discovery Miles 26 000 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

When are borders justified? Who has a right to control them? Where should they be drawn? Today people think of borders as an island's shores. Just as beaches delimit a castaway's realm, so borders define the edges of a territory, occupied by a unified people, to whom the land legitimately belongs. Hence a territory is legitimate only if it belongs to a people unified by a civic identity. Sadly, this Desert Island Model of territorial politics forces us to choose. If we want territories, then we can either have democratic legitimacy, or inclusion of different civic identities-but not both. The resulting politics creates mass xenophobia, migrant-bashing, hoarding of natural resources, and border walls. To escape all this, On Borders presents an alternative model. Drawing on an intellectual tradition concerned with how land and climate shape institutions, it argues that we should not see territories as pieces of property owned by identity groups. Instead, we should see them as watersheds: as interconnected systems where institutions, people, the biota, and the land together create overlapping civic duties and relations, what the book calls place-specific duties. This Watershed Model argues that borders are justified when they allow us to fulfill those duties; that border-control rights spring from internationally-agreed conventions-not from internal legitimacy; that borders should be governed cooperatively by the neighboring states and the states system; and that border redrawing should be done with environmental conservation in mind. The book explores how this model undoes the exclusionary politics of desert islands.

From Fossil Fuels to Low Carbon Energy Transition - New Regulatory Trends in Latin America (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022): Geoffrey... From Fossil Fuels to Low Carbon Energy Transition - New Regulatory Trends in Latin America (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
Geoffrey Wood, Juan Felipe Neira-Castro
R3,137 Discovery Miles 31 370 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Focusing on five key themes - hydrocarbons, electricity, mining, social license to operate, and arbitration/dispute resolution- via in-depth country and regional case studies, this book seeks to capture the contrasting and sometimes conflicting trends in energy governance in Latin America as it wrestles with a dependence on fossil fuels whilst shifting toward a low carbon future. Energy transition continues to sit at the centre of the Latin American policy debate as the world continues to push for carbon neutrality by 2050. Latin America is undergoing a renewable energy transition, with substantial reserves (solar, wind, hydro, geothermal) and many countries in the region setting ambitious renewable energy policies, laws, and regulations to address climate change. However, recent initiatives to promote renewables must be placed in context. Historically, Latin America has developed and improved its economic and social standards due primarily to an economy based on the extractive industries and fossil fuels. This places renewables at the crossroads of multiple drivers, as the region seek to ensure security of supply, attract investment, and facilitate a low carbon energy transition.

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