2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/126006We discuss the meaning of background independence in quantum theories of gravity where geometry and gravity are emergent and illustrate the possibilities using the framework of quantum causal histories.Comments 26 pages. Contribution to "Approaches to Quantum Gravity - toward a new understanding of space, time, and matter", edited by D. Oriti, to be published by Cambridge University PressGeneral Relativity and Quantum CosmologyNew directions in Background Independent Quantum Gravitytext