Dos paisajes urbanos: antrópicos y naturales: tratamiento del Cerro San Cristóbal y el Río Mapocho en el crecimiento de Providencia y Recoleta, Santiago de Chile

Abstract

Water and vegetation are necessary resources for the development of production processes, human consumption, and as climate and landscape factor. At this time, nature seems to be rebelling, impacting the population and the built in urban areas. What is the relationship between the role of the urban planner with these natural demands? What solutions the territory presents? If we compare the drawings of the territory from the earliest settlements to the present, is a way to understand the demands of nature and the vast sectors that have been poorly resolved. The case study is Santiago de Chile. The results present a different view to the territory and the basis for possible solutions.