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Gated communities and the poor in Santiago, Chile: Functional and symbolic integration in a context of aggressive capitalist colonization of lower‐class areas

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  • Francisco Sabatini
  • Rodrigo Salcedo

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In Santiago, Chile, the number of gated communities has increased significantly during the past few years. Although these communities are aimed at the elite, they are often located on the fringes of low‐income neighborhoods and thus change traditional segregation patterns in the city. In many cases, gated housing communities for the upper classes are accompanied by nonresidential development, such as shopping centers and office complexes, which bring jobs into the neighborhood. We analyze case studies of lower‐class neighborhoods located near upper‐class gated communities to study the effect on the poor. We find that the spatial dispersion of real estate developments for the elite promotes some forms of social integration and provides advantages to poorer residents by bringing jobs into the neighborhood, triggering improved public services, and even sparking a renewed sense of pride among lower‐class residents.

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  • Francisco Sabatini & Rodrigo Salcedo, 2007. "Gated communities and the poor in Santiago, Chile: Functional and symbolic integration in a context of aggressive capitalist colonization of lower‐class areas," Housing Policy Debate, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 18(3), pages 577-606, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:houspd:v:18:y:2007:i:3:p:577-606
    DOI: 10.1080/10511482.2007.9521612
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    1. Hölzl, Corinna & Krellenberg, Kerstin & Heinrichs, Dirk & Welz, Juliane & Kabisch, Sigrun, 2011. "How sustainable are processes of social and spatial differentiation in Santiago de Chile? Current situation and future scenarios for social inclusion," UFZ Discussion Papers 2/2011, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), Division of Social Sciences (ÖKUS).
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    3. Adrienne La Grange, 2014. "Hong Kong's Gating Machine," Housing Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 29(2), pages 251-269, March.
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