Search

Copyright of EURE is the property of Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

Advances in urban development goals can be measured through indicator systems. The Chilean National Council for Urban Development (CNDU) has proposed a set of indicators to monitor the progress of Chilean cities towards the goals proposed by the National Urban Development Policy, incoporating issues associated to urban green spaces (UGS) in two areas of evaluation: access to urban amenities, and urban environmental quality. This article aims to contribute to the analysis of the processes of information collection, data processing and construction of updated indicators of urban development in Chile by identifing the challenges posed by the implementation of a complex system of urban development monitoring. The study focuses on identifying, analyzing and comparing the UGS cadastres of the AMS generated by public institutions, to assess whether they can feed evidence-based design processes for public policy, and the development of a monitoring system of the advances in urban development. Analysis is based on the UGS cadastres carried out in the Metropolitan Area of Santiago between 1992 and 2016 by identifying the responsible institutions, the sources of information and the data obtaining and validating methods. Results show that these cadastres are not comparable to each other, as they use different criteria for the UGS identification and classification, different data sources and collection methods. The fragmentation of decision-making regarding UGS generates inconsistent information, hindering the evaluation of public policy results. The effective implementation of the system of indicators proposed by the CNDU will require the generation of a solid, up-to-date and transparent information basis, prepared by relevant institutions, and validated by proper procedures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We analyzed the major changes in land use in the landscape units (geosystems) of Boroa river basin between 1994 and 2004. To do this, we hypothesized that changes in landscape structure have been driven primarily by human action, generating significant changes in the ecological landscape. Categorical maps of use/land cover made from aerial photographs, cartographic material and its subsequent correction in the field were used. This information was complemented by an analysis of the geomorphology and environmental units of the basin. Significant variation was found in the area of forest plantations (mainly Eucalyptus spp.) which varied between 3.2 and 28%, associated principally with the conversion of the use and occupation of metamorphic mountain chains. At the same time, the expansion in wetlands areas on waterlogged soils was found, all of which have reduced the total agricultural area in 61%, transforming the landscape into a period of only ten years. These changes are discussed on the basis of a combination of economic, legal and environmental, concluding that the human factor has been primarily responsible for driving changes in land use in the Boroa river basin. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Copyright of Cuadernos de Información is the property of Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Facultad de Comunicaciones and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

The sustainability of tourism development is a topic open for research, since there is not still a theoretical approach, basic and integral settled in the literature, specifically directed to the development of mass tourism. As in any economic activity, tourism can arise from the perspective of sustainable development with the complexity of an activity that can promote or negatively affect the natural environment, social and cultural development, in addition to its economic impact, which several authors have in debate. The resort of Cartagena, is a territorial laboratory for the analysis of tourism development in particular conditions associated with a developing country, whose socio-cultural component has shown a historical novel with environmental consequences, but needed to check to ensure environmental sustainability of tourism resources, which face pressure on their ability to load unprecedented theoretical, according to the models of existing tourism development. In this work, with a systemic approach is a diagnosis of the situation and discussed the priorities in demand towards their needs as visitors, to establish what are the requirements for the management of tourism resources to environmental sustainability, social economic and tourism activity, but no longer fulfill its vocation of recreational destination for people in the metropolitan area of more low-income. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Copyright of EURE is the property of Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

This paper deals with the project of construction of an industrial complex in the Rio Itata Valley, located in Bío-Bío Región, Ñuble Province, Ranquil Commune, Velenunque area, 54 kilometers North east from Concepción and 34 kilometers south west from Chillán. Ranquil commune or district, according to PNUD., is the least developed in the region and in the country. The proyect of "Empresa Celco Arauco y Constitución S.A." represents an initial investment of US $1.400.000. There is a strong opposition to the project because of the possible pollution that the complex might cause which would affect the sustainable development. However, the current country regulations have made the industrial project possible, this being a historical expectation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]