Socio-Environmental Research in Latin America

This contributed volume presents relevant examples ofsocio-environmental research that highlight thechallenges and opportunities ofusing geotechnologies in interdisciplinary settings across thevast, culturally, and environmentally mega-diverse region known as Latin America. While remote sensing has been mostly used formapping and monitoring physical features, geographic information systems open up opportunities fortheintegration of socio-economic and environmental data collected through individual and community-based surveys, in-situ measurements, and other participatory research techniques tooffer additional analytically grounded power when evaluating socio-environmental processes that shape Latin American landscapes. Thetopics addressed in this book include deforestation and land degradation, borderlands dynamics, agriculture and agroecological systems, environmental conservation and development, public health, tourism, environmental justice, archeology, volunteered geography and urban planning, among others. Thebook is intended foracademics, graduate and undergraduate classrooms, and general audiences withinterest in Latin America and thesocio-environmental issues that threaten thesustainability oftheregion and local communities. Thebook will also appeal topractitioners, managers, and policy makers interested in theapplication ofgeo-technologies and field-based research toaddress complex socio-environmental problems in theGlobal South.