Utopolis or distopolis? Real estate production and metropolization in the central coast of Chile (1992-2012)

Authors

  • Rodrigo Hidalgo Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
  • Federico Arenas Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
  • Daniel Santana Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4067/S0250-71612016000200002

Keywords:

housing, real estate market, metropolization, urbanization

Abstract

Urban sprawl has taken varied forms, functions, and structures in recent decades. The aim of this article is to analyze how production processes of utopolis became distopolis through negative socio-spatial effects in the central coast of Chile between 1992 and 2012. Two stages are identified in the process: an earlier expansion of the secondary housing and another one of building main housing with great spatial integration and a strong process of urban sprawl in the central urban macrozone of Chile.

Published

2016-04-29

How to Cite

Hidalgo, R., Arenas, F., & Santana, D. (2016). Utopolis or distopolis? Real estate production and metropolization in the central coast of Chile (1992-2012). Revista EURE - Revista De Estudios Urbano Regionales, 42(126). https://doi.org/10.4067/S0250-71612016000200002

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