Urban Transplantation in Chile

In 1967 the Chilean government took control of an American mining enterprise, the infrastructure of which included a private railroad and several high-altitude mining camps. The subsequent expansion of production necessitated the evacuation of two of these company towns and the resettlement of their...

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Veröffentlicht in:Geographical review 1972-10, Vol.62 (4), p.455-478
1. Verfasser: Porteous, J. Douglas
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:In 1967 the Chilean government took control of an American mining enterprise, the infrastructure of which included a private railroad and several high-altitude mining camps. The subsequent expansion of production necessitated the evacuation of two of these company towns and the resettlement of their inhabitants in the lowland city of Rancagua. The transplantation also required a new transportation network and the provision of almost 3000 units of housing. The reluctance of some of the workers to move into the new homes, and the means by which a large mining-camp population could be integrated into a city community, were among the problems encountered by the planners of this operation.
ISSN:0016-7428
DOI:10.2307/213263