Urban Growth Management for Mobility: The Case of the Santiago, Chile Metropolitan Region
MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Download Document| Date Published | 2000 |
| Version | |
| Primary Author | Christopher Zegras |
| Other Authors | Ralph Gakenheimer |
| Theme | Housing Finance Subsidies, Housing Finance and the Economy, Neighborhood Upgrading |
| Country | Chile |
Abstract
In an attempt to clarify the challenges to and potentials for growth management in a developing country context, this paper looks at the case of the Santiago de Chile, metropolitan area. Chile is a middle income developing country which has enjoyed relatively strong economic growth for the past fifteen years. Santiago, Chile’s capital, concentrates a large share of the nation’s population and economic activity and has undergone continuous urban expansion. The city has a suite of growth management policies and instruments in place – both regulatory and financial – with a number of innovative tools recently coming to the fore in response to new urban growth challenges.