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- ItemImpact of Land Use Diversity on Daytime Social Segregation Patterns in Santiago de Chile(MDPI, 2022) Fuentes Arce, Luis; Truffello, Ricardo; Flores, Mónica; CEDEUS (Chile)© 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.Latin American cities are known for their high levels of marginality, segregation and inequality. As such, these issues have been the subject of substantial discussions in academia, with the predominant approach being the study of residential segregation, or what we call “nighttime segregation”. Another dimension of urban sociability, related to labor, is what we call “daytime segregation”, which has been far less studied. This article makes an original methodological contribution to the measurement of non-residential or daytime segregation based on data from mobility surveys. It seeks to explain this segregation measurement according to the diversity and distribution of land uses, as well as other characteristics of the built stock, such as land price and built-up density. We measured daytime social mix in urban spaces, and we show how it highly relates to land use diversity in a Latin American megacity, such as Santiago, Chile. We found that land use diversity plays a key role in enhancing the daytime social diversity of urban spaces, contributing to generate a more heterogeneous city and social gatherings during working days. This research is not only a contribution to the understanding of sociability patterns in cities but is also a contribution to public policy and the work of urban planners, as it informs the development of more diverse and integrated cities, which is a key tool for strengthening democracy, the exchange of ideas, the economy and social welfare.
- ItemSantiago de Chile through the eyes of Jane Jacobs. Analysis of the conditions for urban vitality in a Latin American metropolis(2020) Fuentes Arce, Luis; Miralles Guasch, C.; Truffello Robledo, Ricardo; Delclòs Alió, X.; Flores, M.; Rodríguez, S.; CEDEUS (Chile)The urban planning ideas proposed by Jane Jacobs in the 1960s remain relevant to this day, promoting a perspective on the relationship between urban morphology and the community that takes into consideration the experiences of the people themselves in the planning of cities. With Jacobs’ ideas in mind, this article seeks to explore the urban territory of Santiago, Chile, and to assess the vitality of its neighborhoods with their diversity of morphological, architectural, and spatial characteristics. The results reveal a spatial reality that differs considerably from typical interpretations of this and other cities across Latin America, characterized by a strong radial center–periphery dynamic interspersed with sub-centers of high vitality, mainly in the form of rural towns and villages that, over time, became absorbed into the urban fabric of Santiago, along with social housing estates located on what used to be the urban periphery.
- ItemThe Displacement of Santiago de Chile's Downtown during 1990-2015: Travel Time Effects on Eradicated Population(2020) Suazo Vecino, G.; Muñoz Abogabir, Juan Carlos; Fuentes Arce, Luis; CEDEUS (Chile)
- ItemUrban sustainability and perceived satisfaction in neoliberal cities(Elsevier Ltd, 2022) Valenzuela-Levi N.; Fuentes Arce, Luis; Ramirez M.I.; Rodriguez S.; Senoret A.; Fuentes L.; Ramirez M.I.; Rodriguez S.; Senoret A.; CEDEUS (Chile)© 2022 Elsevier LtdIn light of growing levels of urbanisation globally, the concept of urban sustainability has become an increasingly important element of the general discussion on sustainable development. However, few studies have addressed the various dimensions of sustainability and the different territorial scales on which day-to-day urban life takes place. Instances of discontent and social crisis have become commonplace in many of the world's major cities. Around the globe, inequality is seen as associated with a neoliberal urbanisation process that offers few solutions to issues of social exclusion and the climate crisis. The present work proposes the use of households' perceived satisfaction when analysing urban sustainability in neoliberal cities. Data is taken from the Sustainable Urban Development Perception Survey, conducted in the two main metropolitan areas of Chile, a country that since the 1970s has been widely considered to be a prime example of orthodox neoliberalism. We propose and test new dimensions with which to address urban sustainability, through the lens of perceived satisfaction, a key element in the analysis of the discontent that is sweeping across major cities globally.