Housing dynamics in Chillan, Chile (1906-2013)
Abstract
The housing dynamics of Chillan during the 1906-2013 period can be explained through the political, economic, historical and physical-natural factors that are currently present in the morphology of the city.Both the historical evolution of the city and the housing policies implemented in the country have had an impact on the current residential distribution of Chillan. Connected to this is the first measure taken by the State of Chile to address the housing issue was the Act n° 1838 of 1906 on Working-class Housing, which meant the direct intervention on the socio-spatial distribution of residents. This Act marked the birth of the first working-class neighborhoods in Chillan at the beginning of the 20th century. These were subsequently transformed by natural disasters and changes in economic models; these events modified the morphology of the city and triggered the growth of its metropolitan area. Likewise, the sustained population growth experienced by the city over the last 100 years and the location and political-administrative situation enjoyed by Chillan since its foundation in 1580 have also affected its residential distribution.
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