Urban Renewal Characterization in Chile. A Proposal for the Case of SantiagoÍ€™s Central District

Abstract

A comprehensive characterization of urban renewal policies based on the analysis of the original texts, is proposed for the case of Santiago de Chile. The existences of three types of urban renewal policies that are produced in three different historical moments are found. The proposal is based on the differences between the initiatives that aim to transform the urban fabric of the consolidated city-center by investing public resources or promoting private investment. The analysis focuses on three aspects to affirm the existence of different types of urban renewal in Santiago: i) The problem that seeks to resolve the renewal process; ii) the criteria for selection and intervention in the city, chosen by the actors involved; iii) development and its formal expression.