Aerial Video Surveillance in a Megacity: A Case Study in Santiago, Chile

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dc.contributor.authorvan't Wout, Elwin
dc.contributor.authorMolina, Ismael Aguirre
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T17:08:18Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T17:08:18Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractThe growth of gated communities and the omnipresence of video surveillance have changed urban life considerably in the last decades. Especially in cities governed by neoliberal public policies and widespread fear of crime, residents search for security, social status, and shared services in fortified enclaves where video cameras watch everybody who enters their premises. These developments are not restricted to private space, and affluent neighborhoods in megacities are eager to adopt a wide range of surveillance technology to protect their citizens. Eight years ago, the affluent municipality of Lo Barnechea in the metropolitan region of Santiago, Chile, installed a surveillance balloon in a residential area. The local security forces currently operate six balloons, and residents have become accustomed to the ever-present gaze of aerial video cameras. This article contrasts the presence of this technology in a megacity against different perspectives on surveillance and urbanism. A consideration of its panoptic features leaves an unsatisfactory explanation. Citizens actively participate in generating public policies and smart technology for public safety, as is characteristic of a maximum security society. The surveillance balloons have become a sustainable element in the urban landscape and an appreciated part of the social fabric of the residential neighborhoods.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/10630732.2024.2309516
dc.identifier.eissn1466-1853
dc.identifier.issn1063-0732
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/10630732.2024.2309516
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/90937
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:001172008000001
dc.issue.numero2
dc.language.isoen
dc.pagina.final20
dc.pagina.inicio3
dc.revistaJournal of urban technology
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectsurveillance
dc.subjectgated communities
dc.subjectneoliberal policies
dc.subjectLatin America
dc.subjectmegacity
dc.subject.ods11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
dc.subject.odspa11 Ciudades y comunidades sostenibles
dc.titleAerial Video Surveillance in a Megacity: A Case Study in Santiago, Chile
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen31
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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