Factors Relevant to Implement a Strategy Dealing with the Descentralization and Development of Alternative Centers in the Metropolitan Region of Santiago

Authors

  • PATRICIO LARRAIN NAVARRO Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
  • IRENE MALINA VEGA

Keywords:

Regionalization, urban decentralization, urban development, Metropolitan Region

Abstract

In Chile, regionalization is defined primarily as a strategy to decentralize population, economic and administrative acttvities. Its ultima te aim is to foster a more balanced distribution of resources and increase wealtb through this process. Regionalization focuses mainly on decentralization between regions although decentralization within regions ts an important subordinate strategy, The specific aim of this paper is to identify nodes and regional subsystems capable of acting as catalysts for decentralization within the Metropolitan Region of Santiago.

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Author Biography

IRENE MALINA VEGA

Proyecto "Tomo Región Metropolitana", Colección Geografía de Chile

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Published

1986-01-01

How to Cite

LARRAIN NAVARRO, P., & MALINA VEGA, I. (1986). Factors Relevant to Implement a Strategy Dealing with the Descentralization and Development of Alternative Centers in the Metropolitan Region of Santiago. Revista De Geografía Norte Grande, (13), 69–80. Retrieved from https://revistanortegrande.uc.cl/index.php/RGNG/article/view/39761

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