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How do we measure the implementation of a peace agreement? Traditional evaluations focus
on whether provisions are turned into decrees, assuming that legal implementation
translates into real change. However, this approach overlooks a crucial dimension: Is the
agreement reshaping the spatial and environmental dynamics of a country? While evaluation
frameworks have evolved to include gender, everyday experiences, and territorial
perspectives, they still fail to examine whether peace agreements generate spatial,
environmental, and place-based justice. In other words, there is no established geographic
theory of change to assess how peace reconfigures economic geography, environmental
conflicts, and the sense of place within affected communities. Drawing on the Colombian
case, this presentation explores a new approach to evaluating peace implementation through
a geographic lens, shifting the focus from checklists to the lived spatial transformations that
determine whether peace truly takes root.