The regulatory framework within the context of the business administration and the commodification of urban development in Greater Santiago, Chile

Authors

  • Magdalena Vicuña Del Río Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Abstract

This paper analyzes the implementation of the neoliberal agenda in the urban development of Greater Santiago and the way the city has been modified as the result of the impact of political and economic changes on its regulatory framework. To do so, this research compiles and analyzes regulatory and operational urban planning instruments that have defined the real estate activity in Greater Santiago since the 1960s. Likewise, this contribution discusses the switch from the “managerial” State proposed by Harvey in the 1960s to the “entrepreneurial” State that emerged during the 1970s and 1980s. Today, these two approaches act as a sort of hybrid neoliberalism.

Author Biography

Magdalena Vicuña Del Río, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Architect, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (1999). MSc in Community Planning, University of Maryland, United States (2004). PhD candidate in Architecture and Urban Studies, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. Professor and Researcher, Faculty of Architecture, Design and Urban Studies, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.