The Production of Empty Space and Deserts in the South-Central Andean Highlands

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dc.contributor.authorAliaga, Monica Meza
dc.contributor.authorPrieto, Manuel
dc.contributor.authorDiaz, Paulina Rodriguez
dc.contributor.authorAliaga, Michel Meza
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T17:09:27Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T17:09:27Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractImaginaries serve as the foundational framework shaping representations and influencing societal perspectives, subsequently guiding specific practices. Within the realm of geographical imaginaries, this article adopted a geohistorical perspective, using periodicals, secondary sources, and contemporary digital media to shed light on the geography of the highlands of northern Chile. Our objective was to emphasize the representations that have discouraged the occupation of these mountainous regions. Our findings revealed the emergence of a geographic imaginary that attributes desert-like qualities to the entire northern region of Chile, extending beyond the "unpopulated area of Atacama". This misleading characterization fails to distinguish desert areas from the topographic variations existing between the Andes and the Pacific coast. These representations, which have translated into depopulation practices, have stigmatized the highland areas as synonymous with desolation and inhospitality, seemingly unsuitable for daily life, social production, and reproduction potential. Consequently, both spaces and individuals have been objectified for development, perpetuating the capitalist system as the dominant mode of production.
dc.description.funderUniversidad de Tarapac
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/land13010012
dc.identifier.eissn2073-445X
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/land13010012
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/91043
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:001151196000001
dc.issue.numero1
dc.language.isoen
dc.revistaLand
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectAndes
dc.subjectimaginaries
dc.subjectAtacama Desert
dc.subjectrepresentations
dc.subjectChile
dc.subject.ods01 No Poverty
dc.subject.odspa01 Fin de la pobreza
dc.titleThe Production of Empty Space and Deserts in the South-Central Andean Highlands
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen13
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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