Browsing by Author "Sabatini, Francisco"

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    Gated communities and the poor in Santiago, Chile: Functional and symbolic integration in a context of aggressive capitalist colonization of lower-class areas
    (FANNIE MAE FOUNDATION, 2007) Sabatini, Francisco; Salcedo, Rodrigo
    In Santiago, Chile, the number of gated communities has increased significantly during the past few years. Although these communities are aimed at the elite, they are often located on the fringes of low-income neighborhoods and thus change traditional segregation patterns in the city.
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    GENTRIFICATION WITHOUT EXPULSION OR THE HISTORICAL CROSSROADS OF THE LATIN AMERICAN CITY
    (UNIV DIEGO PORTALES, 2009) Sabatini, Francisco; Sarella Robles, Maria; Vasquez, Hector
    The Gentrification-the taking over residential areas within the city by dwellers of higher socioeconomic classes-in Latin American cities is increasing at great speed. Instead of being seen in centric areas, as is the case of Europe and the US, Latin American gentrification has taken over Urban peripheries and other parts of the cities. Unlike the American Or European experience, it does not necessarily entail the displacement or expulsion of the Original residents in the area. After discussing and redefining gentrification it becomes relevant to Latin American reality. We examine the empirical variants in the case of Chile, making certain that the expulsion of original residents of an area is not inevitable. Finally, we offer thoughts on the implications in practice and in public policy.
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    Residential segregation and urban policies: convergence and contrasts between Barcelona and Santiago de Chile
    (2022) Nello, Oriol; Sabatini, Francisco
    The article explores the relationships between social inequality and residential segrega-tion in Barcelona, a European city often presented as a model of reformist urban policies, and in Santiago de Chile, an archetype of neoliberal urban development in Latin America. The analysis shows the complexity of the relationship between inequality and segregation, problematizing the existence of a direct and simple relationship between one variable and another, since both feed each other, their effects can be delayed in time and, in certain circumstances, the increase in the first may be accompanied by a reduction in the second. Similarly, the convergences and divergences between the urban policies applied in both cities are underlined, pointing out the importance that historical processes and global trends have had in their configuration. Finally, the article points out the relevance of the collective action of citizens in the evolution of segregation and in the design of policies related to it.