Discussion of the Introduction Document. Introduction and general framework for the Preparation of a new Urban Development National Policy 30.03.2012 of the Ministry of Housing and City Planning

Abstract

The article is an analytical critique to the "Introduction and General Framework for the Preparation of a New Urban Development National Policy of the MINVU, Seminar Towards a New Urban Policy for Chile, La Serena, May, 2012". The document reveals that -except for the specific will of its original Spanish and Inca layout- the urban development has been no more than a stopgap against setbacks, reactive to emerging issues. We notice certain non-explicit democracy which, while not representative in its construction, has been publicly claimed as from disadvantage. Analogously, urban development takes place pursuing a validation as from local consultations, without inquiring into the national thinking related to the historical and shared construction of the urban-territorial space. The proposed policy, established from a diagnostic, purpose and goals, ends up imposing a list of themes. Its approach attempts to collect subjective aspects but the outcome is objective and rational, avoiding the relevance of an epistemology prior to the diligent classification in themes of the urban phenomenon.