Browsing by Author "Paulsen-Espinoza, Alex"

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    Ontological security and residential property. Housing, well-being and nature in the suburbs of southern chilean (2011 - 2023)
    (2023) Peterson, Voltaire Alvarado; Paulsen-Espinoza, Alex; Dattwyler, Rodrigo Hidalgo
    This paper explores the relationship between legal ownership of subsidized housing and welfare in cities in south-central Chile. The methodology consists of fieldwork on the case of the city of Coronel and a conceptual discussion of ontological security and neoliberal welfare. It is argued that the right to property is strongly protected in Latin American constitutions. In Chile, housing subsidies seek to generate welfare through access to home ownership, but not necessarily equity. The development of subsidized residential complexes in Coronel is analyzed, where new suburban spaces assembled with industrial forestry plantations are produced. These generate ontological security and a sense of belonging, but also contradictions about the creation of community and risks in the event of fires and landslides. It is concluded that the housing subsidy in Chile strengthens legal property, but with limitations to build welfare due to the scarce patrimonial accumulation.
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    Waterfront market integration: housing and sustainability in Chilean urban policy (2000-2018)
    (2022) Hidalgo, Rodrigo; Alvarado, Voltaire; Paulsen-Espinoza, Alex
    Since the 1970s, urban policies in Chile have declared their objectives to be the common good and social and urban integration. After a considerable period without any form of national-level urban policy, the National Urban Development Policy (PNDU) was implemented in 2014 and includes sustainability and social integration as its central objectives. Based on friction between the subsidised housing model and the transformation of nature into waterfront cities, the present article explores the spatial and social effects of the PNDU. Using a methodology based on descriptive geography, the study addresses guideline documentation, official geolocation data, and policies for subsidisation and transformation of nature in these cities. It is concluded that the current policy is vague in its guidelines, forcing assemblages which, given the city-territory condition of waterfront cities, suggest these to be sustainable and inclusive due to the mere fact of their location.