Economic restructuring and urban fragmentation by functional specialization in Santiago de Chile

The article discusses the reconfiguration of production and work in Santiago de Chile, in terms of their dispersion in the metropolitan area and their functional specialization. This process  leave many areas of the city out of play. The consequences of fragmentation, linked to  economic processes, characterize the contemporary Latin American city and needed to be studied academically, to better understand the idea of metropolitan urban justice.

Specifically, we analyze the distribution and evolution of the production units in the last 15 years, with data from the guilds of production and trade.

The discussion continues the debate about fragmentation and urban segregation in the city and its consequences for social integration and the right to the city.