Urban growth trends in midsize Chilean cities: the case of Temuco

Abstract

Academic production about the main Chilean cities exceeds the existing documentation on intermediate cities, though they have shown interesting trends patterns in recent years which have changed the urban system in Chile. This paper aimed to analyze the urban growth processes in Chilean intermediate cities using Temuco as a case study. It begins with an historical look at the city and then mentions that in the last decades this kind of cities have undergone new forms of segregation associated to real estate activities such as private communities, rural residential properties and new localization of services which have resulted in a fragmentation of urban space, a phenomenon reinforced by the consolidation of some satellite cities. At the same time, many urban problems associated to poverty, like a standstill of the regional economy and environmental pollution have appeared, jeopardizing the sustainability of these spaces, questioning current development parameters. The article ends considering the future challenges in Temuco’s urban development.

First report the role of benthic macroinvertebrates as preys for native fish in Toltén river (38° S, Araucania region Chile)

“…Other important factor that would affect the trophic interactions between fishes and benthic invertrebrates, in Tolten river would be the human intervention in the surrounding basin (Encina et al, 2017), in high zones there are agricultural zones, whereas in the medium zones of the stream, there is one small town (Pitrufquén), and in low zones of the stream there is one small town (Toltén) inevitably with the associated anthropogenic pollution (Rivera et al, 2004), such as was observed for Cautin river and Gibbgs channel that are associated to Temuco town (Figueroa, 2000;Correa-Araneda et al, 2010;Santiago et al, 2016) Another important aspect is formed by the component of the salmonids in the ecosystem(s). These fishes are active predators on macroinvertebrates and fish, while the native fish, that predate, inter alia, on microcrustaceans and small larval insects stages.…”

Trazando rutinas: el papel del ferrocarril en las prácticas cotidianas y movilidades interurbanas de habitantes de La Araucanía, Chile

“…El caso de La Araucanía es interesante de destacar debido a su característica de intermediación, donde ciudades como Temuco, Angol y Villarrica son las principales atractoras de ocupados y estudiantes de las comunas aledañas (Salazar et al, 2017a). Asimismo, las transformaciones experimentadas por la capital regional durante la última década obligan a prestar atención a las diversas formas de segregación, contaminación ambiental y crecimiento de la pobreza como síntomas de una ciudad intermedia en pleno desarrollo (Marchant et al, 2016). Un último aspecto que destacar reside en los cambios en la estructura urbana de Temuco.…”

Evolution of air quality in Santiago: The role of mobility and lessons from the science-policy interface

“…Urban economies in Chile and throughout the region are key to national development. Nearly 70% of economic (Santiago et al, 2016). Santiago, on the other hand, appears to have grown at a slower rate over the same period (~1%), through urban sprawl in its outer belt and particularly toward the south and southeast.…”