Infrastructure for the common good in times of emergency. Reconstruction in constitución and llico

Abstract

This paper aims to provide an alternative contribution through the construction of infrastructure for the common good as an opportunity to improve collective spaces that could be included in post-earthquake reconstruction plans for urban environments. This research is based on the project entitled “Post-27F Earthquake and Tsunami in Southern Chile: Urban Regeneration”, conducted in Constitución and Llico over the period 2013 to 2015. This study analyzes the key elements found in the spontaneous spatial appropriation processes that took place in emergency settlements and explores the special nature and mobility characteristics of this phenomenon. These elements are compared with new buildings in order to identify spatial-based strategies that may contribute to the improvement of neighborhoods and the construction of the city.