A Geospatial Model of Periurbanization—The Case of Three Intermediate-Sized and Subregional Cities in Chile

Gerardo Francisco Ubilla-Bravo ()
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Gerardo Francisco Ubilla-Bravo: Departamento de Gestión e Innovación Rural, Facultad de Ciencias Agronómicas, Universidad de Chile, Santa Rosa 11315, La Pintana 8820808, Chile

Land, 2024, vol. 13, issue 5, 1-23

Abstract: Throughout the 20th century and in the first decades of the 21st century, the geospatial dynamic exhibiting the highest rate of change globally corresponds to urban expansion surrounding metropolitan areas and large cities. Around intermediate-sized cities, there have also been rapid changes in their geographical space, but study in these areas has had less academic attention and development. Considering this context, this article intends to analyze the dynamics in the periurbanization of communes with intermediate-sized cities. In this study, three geographical criteria were defined for the definition of the study area and seven geospatial indicators of sociodemographic, socioeconomic and land occupation categories, with the purpose of determining the composition of the periurbanization process. Finally, the discussion presents a perspective on the dynamics of periurbanization, the interpretation of future projections identifying three geospatial phenomena and a proposal for a geospatial chorematic model with the composition of periurbanization, based on three subregional intermediate-sized cities in the Metropolitan Region of Santiago de Chile. This research contributes new reflections to the debate around spatial planning and periurban research in Latin America and the Global South.

Keywords: Chile; geospatial model; intermediate-size cities; periurban area; periurbanization; rururbanization; subregional cities; suburbanization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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