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dc.contributor.authorAvila, S.
dc.contributor.authorDeniau, Y.
dc.contributor.authorSorman, A. H.
dc.contributor.authorMcCarthy, J.
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-10T12:53:31Z
dc.date.available2023-02-10T12:53:31Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.identifier.citationEnvironment and Planning E: Nature and Space: 5 (3): 1056-1085 (2022)es_ES
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10810/59757
dc.description.abstractThe ongoing expansion of renewable energies entails major spatial reconfigurations with social, environmental, and political dimensions. These emerging geographies are, however, in the process of taking shape, as their early configurations are still open to democratic intervention and contestation. While a recent line of research highlights the prominent role that maps are playing in directing such processes, the potential effects of countermapping on these evolving geographies have not yet been explored. In this article, we present a countermapping initiative promoting a dialogue between critical geography, political ecology, and environmental justice. Our work is the result of an alliance between Geocomunes—a collective of activist cartographers based in Mexico—and the EjAtlas—a global collaborative project tracking cases of grassroots mobilizations against environmental injustices. We take the case of Mexico's low-carbon development strategy to dissect the spatial expansion of wind and solar mega-projects at both national and regional scales. Our project consists of a series of databases and maps aimed to “fill” the spaces and relations otherwise “emptied” by the state's cartographic tools designed to promote investments in the sector. When presenting our results, we highlight how renewable energy projects in Mexico have so far juxtaposed with local territories, peoples, and resources, in ways that trigger instances of environmental injustice on the ground. We close this article by discussing the role of critical cartography and countermapping in building alternative political–economic projects for the energy transition. © The Author(s) 2021.es_ES
dc.description.sponsorshipThe author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Sofia Avila got funds from Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología -Becas en el Extranjero (CVU 620871) and “EnvJustice Project” - European Research Council (Grant No. 695446). Yannick Deniau got funds from “EnvJustice Project” - European Research Council (Grant No. 695446). Sofía Avila acknowledges the constant support of Joan Martinez-Alier from the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology, Autonomous University of Barcelona. She also acknowledges Susan Paulson, Christos Zografos, and David Sauri for carefully reading and commenting on the earlier versions of this work during her doctoral dissertation. All authors are grateful to the reviewers that engaged with this work providing critical insight and constructive observations.es_ES
dc.language.isoenges_ES
dc.publisherEnvironment and Planning E: Nature and Spacees_ES
dc.relationinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/695446es_ES
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesses_ES
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/es/*
dc.subjectenergy transitionses_ES
dc.subjectlandes_ES
dc.subjectMapses_ES
dc.subjectneoliberalismes_ES
dc.subjectpolitical ecologyes_ES
dc.title(Counter)mapping renewables: Space, justice, and politics of wind and solar power in Mexicoes_ES
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlees_ES
dc.rights.holder© The Author(s) 2021.es_ES
dc.rights.holderAtribución-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 3.0 España*
dc.relation.publisherversion10.1177/25148486211060657es_ES
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/25148486211060657
dc.contributor.funderEuropean Commission


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