Luis F. ALVAREZ LEÓN
Department of Geography
Assistant Professor
I am a political economic geographer with substantive interests in geospatial data, media, and technologies. My research integrates the geographic, political, and regulatory dimensions of the informational and digital economy. At a high level, this research agenda is motivated by three core questions:
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Department(s)
Geography
Education
- Ph. D. UCLA
- M.A. UCLA
- B.A. UNAM, Mexico
Selected Publications
Books:
Alvarez León, L.F. (May 2024). The Map in the Machine: Charting the Spatial Architecture of Digital Capitalism. University of California Press.
URL: https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520389328/the-map-in-the-machinePeer-reviewed articles:
23. Rosen, J., & Alvarez León, L.F. (2023). "Signaling Hinterlands and the Spatial Networks of Digital Capitalism". Annals of the American Association of Geographers, 1-13.
22. Rosen, J. & Alvarez León, L.F. (2022). "The Digital Growth Machine: Urban Change and the Ideology of Technology". Annals of the Association of American Geographers.
21. Alvarez León, L.F. & Aoyama, Y. (2022). "Industry Emergence and Market Capture: The Rise of Autonomous Vehicles". Technological Forecasting and Social Change.