Why is planning public spaces through incentive regulations so challenging? An analysis of the Providencia Passage Plan in Santiago, Chile.

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Elke Schlack

Abstract

This article examines the incentive planning policy implemented in Santiago de Chile since the 1930s, focusing on its application in a specific central district: Providencia. Incentive Zoning regulation was developed in this district with the greatest intensity in the country. A total of 62 cases resulting from this public policy were examined, consisting of an analysis of planning processes, field observations, and interviews with architects, planners, and project developers. This process revealed that most of these resulting public, but privately owned spaces (POPS) did not correspond to the intention of creating significant public spaces. On the contrary, Chilean architects and developers interpreted this incentive planning instrument mainly to capture higher bonuses in terms of the constructability of the projects, rather than its original purpose, which was to encourage the development of urban spaces that would enhance public life in the central area of the district and city. 

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Elke Schlack, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Arquitecta, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Doctora, tu Berlin, Alemania. Es profesora asociada de la Escuela de Arquitectura UC. Sus investigaciones abordan la teoría urbana, normativas y organizaciones barriales en torno a espacios públicos. Ha escrito sobre la figura legal de lo público, la fricción entre lo público y lo privado, el comercio como activador del espacio público y sobre procesos que producen el espacio desde habitantes, gestores y municipios. Ha sido miembro de diversas redes de colaboración con la rwth Aachen (Alemania), Universidad de Tokyo, tu Delft, Red Contested Cities, entre otras. Es miembro del Laboratorio 9x18 uc, donde desarrolla proyectos participativos sobre
los espacios comunes en urbanizaciones periféricas.