[sustran] Urban Growth Mgmt for Mobility in Santiago - Report Available

[Chris Zegras]

Dear Sustraners,

At the end of last year, Ralph Gakenheimer and I completed a study 
exploring the potential for using urban growth management to address 
transportation system challenges in Santiago de Chile.  Although specific 
to the Santiago case, the report may be useful to others grappling with the 
challenges of rapid urban expansion, unclear institutional 
responsibilities, strong real estate interests, etc. The abstract of the 
paper is below.

If you are interested, email me (NOT THE ENTIRE LIST) and I can send along 
an electronic version (warning, the file is big: the unzipped version is 
1.8 MB, the zipped version is 1 MB - let me know which youi prefer).

Warm regards,
Chris

Urban Growth Management for Mobility: The Case of the Santiago, Chile 
Metropolitan Region
By: Christopher Zegras & Ralph Gakenheimer, December, 2000

ABSTRACT
In an attempt to clarify the challenges to and potentials for urban growth 
management in a developing country context, this paper looks at the case of 
the Santiago de Chile metropolitan area.  The paper begins with an overview 
of the national political and administrative structure in Chile  the 
institutional context within which growth management must function.  The 
paper continues with a presentation of the Santiago metropolitan area, 
overviewing demographics, the economy, the transportation system, urban 
growth patterns, and the environment.  Then, the range of current 
instruments used for growth management in Chile and Santiago are presented, 
along with other relevant influences such as the public finance 
system.  The following section reviews the real estate market, focusing on 
the emergence of large developers and their associated "megaprojects," 
which play a major role in shaping the city's growth patterns and 
trends.  Finally, the paper concludes with major findings, recommendations 
for improvements to the current growth management system, and areas for 
future work.


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Christopher Zegras
MIT * Center for Environmental Initiatives * Room E40-468
1 Amherst Street * Cambridge, MA 02139
Tel: 617 258 6084 * Fax: 617 253 8013