Overview
- Showcases the latest achievements of Latin American countries concerning the implementation of space activities to foster development
- Offers a comprehensive analysis of current space activities by providing various concrete examples from across the continent
- Presents a cooperation project involving researchers not only from Latin America, but also from Europe
Part of the book series: Southern Space Studies (SOSPST)
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Table of contents(8 chapters)
About this book
This peer-reviewed book presents a comprehensive overview of the role space is playing in enabling Latin America to fulfill its developmental aspirations. Following on from the highly acclaimed Part 1, it explains how space and its applications can be used to support the development of the full range and diversity of Latin America societies, while being driven by Latin American goals. The Latin American space sector is currently undergoing a phase of rapid and dynamic expansion, with new actors entering the field and with space applications increasingly being used to support the continent’s social, economic, and political development. All across Latin America, attention is shifting to space as a fundamental part of the continental development agenda, and the creation of a Latin American space agency is evidence of this. Additionally, while in recent years, significant advances in economic and social development have lifted many of Latin America’s people out of poverty, there isstill much that needs to be done to fulfill the basic needs of the population and to afford them the dignity they deserve. To this end, space is already being employed in diverse fields of human endeavor to serve Latin America’s goals for its future, but there is still a need for further incorporation of space systems and data. This book will appeal to researchers, professionals and students in fields such as space studies, international relations, governance, and social and rural development.
Editors and Affiliations
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SpaceLab, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa
Annette Froehlich
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Space Fostering Latin American Societies
Book Subtitle: Developing the Latin American Continent Through Space, Part 2
Editors: Annette Froehlich
Series Title: Southern Space Studies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73287-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-73286-8Published: 07 May 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-73289-9Published: 07 May 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-73287-5Published: 06 May 2021
Series ISSN: 2523-3718
Series E-ISSN: 2523-3726
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: V, 142
Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations, 51 illustrations in colour
Topics: Law of the Sea, Air and Outer Space, Economy-wide Country Studies, Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology