Energy landscapes in Mozambique: The role of extractive industries in a post-conflict environment
This article investigates the ways in which energy systems are visible in the landscape while also transforming landscapes
Abstract
This article investigates the ways in which energy systems are visible in the landscape while also transforming landscapes. For our purposes, ‘energy landscapes’ reflect the spatial arrangements of energy systems accumulated over time in particular places (Castán Broto, 2019). Our particular concern is with political-spatial projects that enlist energy as a means of furthering national unity across the national territory. We will argue that the Mozambican state’s efforts to knit together its territory through energy provision have served to heighten divisions between urban and rural areas, subnational regions and socioeconomic groups.
This research is part of the Energy and Economic Growth Applied Research Programme
Citation
Kirshner J, Broto VC, Baptista I. Energy landscapes in Mozambique: The role of the extractive industries in a post-conflict environment. Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space. 2020;52(6):1051-1071. doi:10.1177/0308518X19866212
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Energy landscapes in Mozambique: The role of extractive industries in a post-conflict environment