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A building verticalization pattern associated with scattered residential densification –with different degrees of intensity– prevails in the Santiago Metropolitan Area (SMA). Using a mixed analysis and based on five case studies, this work aims at discussing how these verticalization processes reconfigure the socio-spatial dynamics of downtown and near downtown areas of the SMA. The results reveal that, in addition to a major tearing of the morphological structure of downtown and near-downtown districts –resulting from vertical real estate developments– there is an abrupt socio-spatial reconfiguration process, revealing considerable contrasts between the buildings’ new residents and current neighbors. These distinctions refer both to their sociodemographic, economic, and cultural profiles as well as to their different perceptions concerning the impacts of the verticalization processes on their wellbeing., En el Área Metropolitana de Santiago (AMS) predomina un patrón de verticalización edificatoria asociado a la densificación residencial dispersa, con diferentes grados de intensidad. En esta investigación se busca analizar cómo estos procesos de verticalización reconfiguran las dinámicas socio-espaciales de las áreas centrales y peri-centrales del AMS, mediante un análisis de carácter mixto, sobre la base de cinco casos de estudio. Los resultados muestran que, junto con una ruptura importante en la estructura morfológica de los barrios centrales y pericentrales generada por un desarrollo inmobiliario vertical, se genera un proceso de reconfiguración socioespacial abrupto, en el cual se expresan contrastes significativos entre los nuevos residentes en los edificios y los vecinos del entorno. Lo anterior tanto en relación con su perfil sociodemográfico, económico y cultural, así como en cuanto a su percepción respecto del impacto que estos procesos de verticalización tienen en su bienestar.

Supplemental Material, sj-pdf-1-epb-10.1177_23998083221075635 for Urban form planning and tsunami risk vulnerability: Analysis of 12 Chilean coastal cities by Magdalena Vicuña, Jorge León and Simón Guzmán in Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science

Supplemental Material, sj-pdf-2-epb-10.1177_23998083221075635 for Urban form planning and tsunami risk vulnerability: Analysis of 12 Chilean coastal cities by Magdalena Vicuña, Jorge León and Simón Guzmán in Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science

Supplemental Material, sj-pdf-6-epb-10.1177_23998083221075635 for Urban form planning and tsunami risk vulnerability: Analysis of 12 Chilean coastal cities by Magdalena Vicuña, Jorge León and Simón Guzmán in Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science

Supplemental Material, sj-pdf-4-epb-10.1177_23998083221075635 for Urban form planning and tsunami risk vulnerability: Analysis of 12 Chilean coastal cities by Magdalena Vicuña, Jorge León and Simón Guzmán in Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science

Supplemental Material, sj-pdf-3-epb-10.1177_23998083221075635 for Urban form planning and tsunami risk vulnerability: Analysis of 12 Chilean coastal cities by Magdalena Vicuña, Jorge León and Simón Guzmán in Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science

Supplemental Material, sj-pdf-5-epb-10.1177_23998083221075635 for Urban form planning and tsunami risk vulnerability: Analysis of 12 Chilean coastal cities by Magdalena Vicuña, Jorge León and Simón Guzmán in Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science

Resumen Este trabajo explora en qué medida la integración urbana se relaciona con una mejor calidad de vida en las áreas metropolitanas de Santiago, Valparaíso y Concepción, desafío no abordado hasta ahora por sus complejidades tanto metodológicas como de interpretación. Mediante el análisis comparado del Índice de Calidad de Vida Urbana (ICVU) e índices de Integración Urbana levantados a partir del Sistema de Indicadores y Estándares de Desarrollo Urbano (SIEDU), se abordan tres dimensiones clave: condiciones socioculturales, conectividad y movilidad, y vivienda y entorno. Los resultados confirman para el caso de las tres áreas metropolitanas de Chile que la integración urbana no necesariamente se expresa como resultado de una mejor calidad de vida, abriendo un importante cuestionamiento sobre los alcances que pueden tener una buena dotación de bienes y servicios públicos y privados para garantizar un mayor grado de integración en barrios y comunas, al menos a escala metropolitana. Adicionalmente, se devela la importancia que reviste la geografía de las áreas metropolitanas, debido a algunos resultados contrapuestos que se obtienen, generando un aporte significativo para el diseño de políticas públicas ante su próximo reconocimiento en Chile. Abstract: This work explores the extent to which urban integration is related to a better quality of life in the metropolitan areas of Santiago, Valparaíso and Concepción. This challenge has not been addressed so far as a result of its methodological and interpretation complexities. Through the comparative analysis of the Urban Life Quality Index (ICVU) and Urban Integration indices raised from the System of Urban Development Indicators and Standards (SIEDU), three key dimensions are addressed: sociocultural conditions, connectivity and mobility, and housing and environment. The results confirm in the case of the three metropolitan areas of Chile that urban integration is not necessarily expressed as the result of a better quality of life, opening an important question about the scope that a good endowment of public and private goods and services may have in order to guarantee a greater degree of integration in neighborhoods and municipalities, at least at the metropolitan level. Additionally, the importance of the geography of the metropolitan areas is revealed, due to some conflicting results obtained, generating a significant contribution for the design of public policies before their next examination in Chile.