Value of Agricultural Heritage in Intermediate Cities, Chillán case

Authors

  • Marcela Andrea Soto Caro Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María
  • Anne Helene Escobar Guegen Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María

Abstract

From the current territorial scenario, in which the rural persists in all its identity, social and economic terms, the value of productive agricultural land loses extension, in a constant struggle to overcome the urban sprawl. Structural modifications of the peri-urban areas in recent decades present us with the consolidation of the processes of growth and uneven urban transformation, which under the prevailing neoliberal model and persistent, become increasingly visible in cities of intermediate range. While the metropolitan scale have not acquired even greater speeds urban growth. The study compares developments related to urban development of the area concerned to analyze the dynamics of urban growth and loss of agricultural land indicators. While cities midrange promote the consumption of urban land, there is an opportunity to highlight the wealth and productive value of agricultural land.

Keywords:

Intermediate cities, productive agricultural heritage, urban sprawl

Author Biographies

Marcela Andrea Soto Caro, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María

 Marcela Soto Caro. Académico Departamento de Arquitectura UTFSM, Coordinador Area territorio y Gestión, DoctoradoÓ en Planificación Urbana TUDELFT, Holanda. Miembro del GIZC (Grupo Interuniversitario para el Desarrollo Sustentable de Zonas Costeras) Asesorias Técnica para la Elaboración de Componente Riesgo Naturales del Plan Regional de Ordenamiento Territorial, 2012 (GIZC)

Anne Helene Escobar Guegen, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María

Arquitecto UTFSM