“Urban versus rural” no longer matches reality: an early public agro-residential development in periurban Santiago, Chile

The paper discusses the validity of the “urban versus rural” dichotomy in scientific literature, statistics and urban planning practice, especially in empirical studies developed around the issue of vegetable and animal farming inside and around cities. Santiago’s rural–urban interface is presented...

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Published inCities Vol. 21; no. 6; pp. 513 - 526
Main Authors Madaleno, Isabel Maria, Gurovich, Alberto
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2004
Subjects
Chile
Cities
Ecocity
Farming
Farms
Sustainability
Urban areas
urban farms
Urban planning
Chile
Ecocity
urban farms
sustainability
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Summary:The paper discusses the validity of the “urban versus rural” dichotomy in scientific literature, statistics and urban planning practice, especially in empirical studies developed around the issue of vegetable and animal farming inside and around cities. Santiago’s rural–urban interface is presented as a case study. Sample results extracted in early 2003 have shown that farming mixed with other land uses is even now a reality in Southern Santiago, supported in solidarity alliances and a characteristic life philosophy, giving researchers the possibility of exploring a living ecocity laboratory.
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ISSN:0264-2751
1873-6084
DOI:10.1016/j.cities.2004.08.001