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ANALYSIS OF URBAN STRUCTURES IN A COMPANY TOWN BEGINNING, DEVELOPMENT, AND DECLINE OF THE “NEW CAMP” CASE, CHUQUICAMATA

Abstract:

This research addresses the analysis of the different historical periods of Chuquicamata’s “New Camp”, in the Region of Antofagasta, looking closely at the evolution of its urban structure from the inception, development, and decline of the copper camp. Its purpose is to analyze the mutations of the built urban space, characterizing the interactions and meeting places of the Company Town residents, with the characterization of the different historical periods of Chuquicamata. For this, a literature review is carried out, and urban planimetric material is developed and collected from the different historical stages. Among the main conclusions, the process of decline is illustrated by comparing the mutations of the urban space in the different historical stages of the copper camp, analyzing the prioritization phenomenon of a production system, and the economic growth at the expense of residential well-being and living conditions.