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Following the earthquake, and the subsequent tsunami which hit the Pacifi c coastlines, Chile has witnessed the opening of a debate on how reconstruc on and deve-lopment of community se lements located in tsunami risk areas should be carried out.One of the se lements men oned above is Puerto

Saavedra and its loca on is directly linked to its original use as a port. The 1960 earthquake and tsunami destro-yed prac cally all its facili es and closed off the port’s access to the sea, destroying its main engine of econo-mic growth.

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Imperial Lagoon“La Barra”Rest of Municipality Puerto Saavedra Bajo

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The Regulatory Plan drawn up a er the 1963 earthquake established the Saavedra Bajo sector (Low Saavedra), the old town, as an area of restricted use, while the Saavedra Alto sector (High Saavedra), located in a safe area, was defi ned as residen al.Despite the fact that throughout all these years Saave-

dra Bajo has maintained most of its facili es, being the area of highest commercial ac vity, and with many fami-lies developing deep roots in the area, a large part of the estates and their homesteads have fallen into the decay and abandonment typical of an area with very restricted use and development.

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Moreover, and also as a consequence of these restric- ons, there has been a linear urban growth in broken

up units with a touris c role along the coastline. Howe-ver, the image of an urban body, which would help con-solidate an economy largely based on tourism, has not been developed.

At this me the town is developing a new Plan which

defi nes Saavedra Alto as an area with preference for re-siden al use. It plans the displacement of most of the facili es which un l now where in Saavedra Bajo estates to this sector. It establishes a network of green areas which should have the capacity of structuring the fi ve units which form the municipality and driving the reno-va on of the deteriorated areas, while it also maintains Saavedra Bajo as an area of mixed uses.

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1. MUNICIPALITY SCALE INTERVENTION

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Several ques ons arise within this framework. What role can Saavedra Bajo play within the development plan of the se lement? HOW TO RECYCLE AN URBAN FABRIC THREATENED BY THE RISK OF NATURAL DISASTERS? What strategies can be posed to develop, on a long term basis, lands or estates which, although forming part of a consolidated urban grid, have become obsolete, unused or abandoned due to the threat of a natural disaster?

What kind of produc ve or leisure ac vi es are able to generate a new economic dynamic? What kind of housing can be proposed in these areas?

OPPTA proposes to intervene as support to the develop-ment of the new Urban Plan in the Puerto Saavedra site in three diff erent scales

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2. URBAN UNIT INTERVENTION

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1. MUNICIPALITY SCALEThe defi ni on of a new image of the municipality ser-ving as a basis for its economic development founded on tourism. The improvement of the interconnec on between the fi ve areas which form the municipality, ta-king into account two points of view: that of the inhabi-tant and that of the tourist.

2. URBAN UNIT SCALEDevelopment of strategies concerning the recycling and growth of Puerto SaavedraBajo.Puerto Saavedra Bajo must be redefi ned as an urban area with regards to fu-ture growth of the municipality. OPPTA poses exploring

development guidelines and mechanisms for Puerto Saavedra Bajo within the framework of the global stra-tegy of the new Regulatory Plan and the aspira ons of the inhabitants of the community. What role can Saave-dra Bajo play in this joint development plan of the com-munity.

3. DETAIL SCALELastly, a zone of the interven on area will be elaborated on in more detail in an urban unit scale, the area will be chosen by each contestant in rela on to the general approach of their proposal.

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