Concepción and Valdivia: A Utilitarian Utilitarian Vision of the Natural

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  • MARÍA ISABEL LÓPEZ MEZA Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
  • PATRICIO PELLET GONZÁLEZ El Toqui
  • FERNANDO TORREJÓN GODOY Universidad de Concepción

Keywords:

Natural environment, natural landscape, urban occupation

Abstract

Concepcion and Valdivia constitute two types of relation between the urban and the natural environment. Comparative analysis is used in order to explore the factors of urban expansion. The results of the research reveal the influence of the colonial layout in the way both cities relate to their natural environment. In Concepcion, the colonial model appears to have inhibited –until the end of the 20th century– the valorisation of the landscape. Conversely, in Valdivia, the ‘coastal’ variation of the model would have favoured -since the foundation of the city- the enhancement of the riverbanks. On the other hand –in both cities– the utilitarian view of the landscape contributed to the occupation of risky areas and the modification of the site. That is how, natural elements viewed as ‘useful’ to urban objectives, were enhanced by the urban fabric. Conversely, other elements that represented a limit to urban objectives were modified by the city form.

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Author Biographies

MARÍA ISABEL LÓPEZ MEZA, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Arquitecto, MSc en Planificación - Diseño del Medio Ambiente, Oxford Brookes University UK; docente

Depto de Planificación y Diseño Urbano y Directora Escuela de Arquitectura UBB, Concepción.

PATRICIO PELLET GONZÁLEZ, El Toqui

Biólogo, Encargado de medio ambiente sociedad contractual minera El Toqui, Coyhaique.

FERNANDO TORREJÓN GODOY, Universidad de Concepción

Profesor de Español, Investigador Asociado Centro EULA Chile; Universidad de Concepción; ftorrejo@udec.cl

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How to Cite

LÓPEZ MEZA, M. I., PELLET GONZÁLEZ, P., & TORREJÓN GODOY, F. . (2021). Concepción and Valdivia: A Utilitarian Utilitarian Vision of the Natural. Revista De Geografía Norte Grande, (30), 77–90. Retrieved from https://revistaaisthesis.uc.cl/index.php/RGNG/article/view/42891

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