Elements for a Geopolitics of Infrastructure Megaprojects in Latin America and Colombia

Abstract

This paper develops a critical approach to projects and initiatives of supranational physical connection through infrastructure improvement for transport and energy, regarding specifically their socio-spatial implications at the national and local levels. With this purpose, we examined how infrastructure projects in Colombia are linked to two sub-continental initiatives that seek to build a physical platform for the region: the Plan Puebla Panama (PPP) for Central America (including Colombia), and the Initiative for Regional Integration of South America (IIRSA).

Keywords

• geopolítica
• geografía económica
• megaproyectos
• América