The Effect of Socio-Physical Factors on the Progressive Development of Residential Buildings Provided with Services

Authors

  • Rubén Sepúlveda Ocampo Universidad de Chile
  • Patricio De la Puente Universidad de Chile
  • Emilio Torres Universidad de Chile
  • Patricia Muñoz Universidad de Chile

Abstract

The results coming from a social survey are shown here. Such survey was carried out through a structured questionnaire applied 8 residential gropu, in 4 regions representative of a housing sector in Chile and of the number of solutions by the Neighborhood Improving Program (Programa de Mejoramiento de Barrios) in the 1982-1992 period. The aim was to get to know the relationship between the social and physico-spatial variables and the progressive development process. So as to achieve this, a theoretical framework was developed which integrates concepts coming from sociology and architecture n a interdisciplinary viewpoint.

Author Biographies

Rubén Sepúlveda Ocampo, Universidad de Chile

Arquitecto, Director Instituto de la Vivienda, Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo, Universidad de Chile

Patricio De la Puente, Universidad de Chile

Sociólogo, Departamento de Sociología, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de Chile

Emilio Torres, Universidad de Chile

Sociólogo, Departamento de Sociología, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de Chile

Patricia Muñoz, Universidad de Chile

Socióloga, Departamento de Sociología, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de Chile