The environmental challenges facing humanity in this second quarter of the 21st century are slowly and partially being resolved, with some of the solutions themselves presenting new challenges. The rapid construction of photovoltaic power plants is beginning to put negative pressure on socioeconomic systems, causing economic impacts and reducing sustainability in the territories, while areas degraded by mining continue to require natural regeneration. These two current issues, intertwined in the organisation of land use in the context of transitions to sustainability, may have a common solution by converting these areas into renewable energy generation sites. This study proposes to explore them together as a complex system through a geographic lens, compare their impacts on territorial sustainability and stakeholders using a comparative model, propose a conceptual framework, and support this hypothesis as a potential future public policy.

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Transitions to Sustainability,Public Policies,Socio-Ecological System,Quarries Reconversion,Photovoltaic Power Plants,Spatial Justice.

• Ciências da Terra e do Ambiente - Ciências Naturais
• Engenharia do Ambiente - Engenharia e Tecnologia
• Economia e Gestão - Ciências Sociais