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The Reconstruction Process After the 2010 Maule Earthquake in Chile and the Disaster Gentrification

Şili’deki 2010 Maule Depremi Sonrası Yeniden İnşa Süreci ve Afet Soylulaştırması

İlyas Seyrek(MİMAR SİNAN GÜZEL SANATLAR ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0001-6916-9574
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1–26
Publication Date
2026-08-05
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The findings reveal that, despite the successes of the participatory planning model in the design phase in Constitución, it has transformed into an urban planning practice based on state-corporate collaboration.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The scope of post-disaster recovery processes is not limited to the construction of permanent housing units.
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Key Findings & Data:This study aims to critically analyze the urban reconstruction processes, housing policies, and planning practices implemented following the magnitude 8.8 earthquake and tsunami that struck Chile’s Maule region on February 27, 2010.
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Conclusion & Impact:The findings reveal that, despite the successes of the participatory planning model in the design phase in Constitución, it has transformed into an urban planning practice based on state-corporate collaboration.
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📍Scope:2010 Verileri
⚙️Variables:Felaket kapitalizmi · kentsel adalet · konut politikaları

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The scope of post-disaster recovery processes is not limited to the construction of permanent housing units. Ensuring spatial justice is also recognized as a key component of this process. This study aims to critically analyze the urban reconstruction processes, housing policies, and planning practices implemented following the magnitude 8.8 earthquake and tsunami that struck Chile’s Maule region on February 27, 2010. The study proceeds from the assumption that the Chilean model demonstrated quantitative success in terms of rapid housing delivery and institutional flexibility. However, the assumption is that market-oriented reconstruction policies led to spatial inequalities. Based on this assumption, the study examines Chile’s reconstruction process within the framework of critiques of capitalist/neoliberal urbanization, using the concepts of "disaster capitalism" and "disaster gentrification." The study, which includes a comprehensive literature review of policy documents, academic studies, and reports on Chile’s reconstruction process, examines the cities of Constitución and Talca as specific case studies. The findings reveal that, despite the successes of the participatory planning model in the design phase in Constitución, it has transformed into an urban planning practice based on state-corporate collaboration. The study shows that the process in Talca exhibits a pattern of spatial exclusion resulting in the displacement of low-income residents being pushed to the city’s periphery. Arguing that post-disaster reconstruction processes should be truly participatory and centering on community needs, connections, and spatial justice, the study proposes a framework for Turkey and similar disaster-affected regions.

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Afet sonrası onarım/iyileşme süreçlerinin kapsamı yalnızca kalıcı barınma birimlerinin inşası ile sınırlı kalmamakta, mekânsal adaletin gözetilmesi de bu sürecin temel bileşenlerinden biri olarak kabul edilmektedir. Bu çalışma; 27 Şubat 2010 tarihinde Şili’nin Maule bölgesinde meydana gelen 8,8 büyüklüğündeki deprem ve tsunami sonrasında uygulanan kentsel yeniden inşa süreçlerini, konut politikalarını ve planlama pratiklerini eleştirel bir perspektifle analiz etmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Çalışmada; Şili modelinin hızlı konut teslimi ve kurumsal esneklik açısından nicel bir başarı sergilediği, ancak piyasa odaklı yeniden inşa politikalarının mekânsal adaletsizliklere neden olduğu varsayımından hareket edilmektedir. Bu varsayımla çalışma, Şili’deki yeniden inşa sürecini “felaket kapitalizmi” ve “afet soylulaştırması” kavramlarıyla kapitalist/neoliberal kentleşme eleştirileri çerçevesinde tartışmaya açmaktadır. Şili'nin yeniden inşa sürecine dair politika belgelerini, akademik çalışmaları ve raporları analiz eden kapsamlı bir literatür incelemesi içeren çalışma, Constitucion ve Talca kentlerini özel örnekler olarak incelemektedir. Bulgular; Constitucion’daki katılımcı planlama modelinin tasarım alanındaki başarılarına rağmen devlet-şirket iş birliğindeki bir şehircilik pratiğine dönüştüğünü, Talca’daki sürecin ise düşük gelirli sakinlerin kent çeperlerine itilmesiyle sonuçlanan bir mekânsal dışlama örüntüsü sergilediğini göstermektedir. Çalışma; afet sonrası yeniden inşa süreçlerinin gerçek anlamıyla katılımcı, toplumsal ihtiyaçları, bağları ve mekânsal adaleti merkeze alan politikalarla yürütülmesi gerektiğini savunarak, Türkiye ve benzeri afet yaşayan coğrafyalar için bir çerçeve önerisi sunmaktadır.

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Seyrek, İ. (2026). The Reconstruction Process After the 2010 Maule Earthquake in Chile and the Disaster Gentrification. JENAS Journal of Environmental and Natural Studies, Cilt: 8 Sayı: 1, 1–26. https://doi.org/10.53472/jenas.1925316

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