Energy Landscapes: How Infrastructure Reshapes Territory in South America

Belo Monte Dam and Hydropower Plant Construction in Brazil. Image by burakyalcin, via ShutterstockSome of the most significant transformations of South American landscapes have been produced not by cities, but by large infrastructures built to extract and distribute natural resources. Mining operations, energy systems, and transport networks have connected remote landscapes to broader economic structures while transforming rural territories and urban settlements throughout the continent. These i