Books 

 

• SILVA, C. (2022). The Interstitial Spaces of Urban Sprawl: Geographies of Santiago de Chile's Zwischenstadt. Routledge. ISBN 9780367334710. 

 

• Routledge: https://www.routledge.com/The-Interstitial-Spaces-of-Urban-Sprawl-Geographies-of-Santiago-de-Chiles/Silva/p/book/9780367334710#

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• Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Interstitial-Spaces-Urban-Sprawl-Zwischenstadt/dp/0367334712/ref=sr_1_9?dchild=1&keywords=Cristian+Silva&qid=1630576959&sr=8-9

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Published refereed academic journal papers 

 

• SILVA, C. and SOM, V. (2021). Urban design for public transport: What does discourage walkability around bus stations in Phnom Penh, Cambodia? Journal of Architecture and Urbanism. 15458- 55197-1-2-20210815 (Accepted)

 

• SILVA, C. and MA, J. (2021). A sustainable urban sprawl? The environmental values of suburban interstitial spaces of Santiago de Chile. disP-The Planning Review, 57(3), 52-69. Special Issue ‘Losing growth control. Revisiting anti-sprawl policies through spatial and environmental justice’. Eric Charmes and Max Rousseau (Eds.) (Accepted)

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• SILVA, C., and VERGARA, F. (2021). Determinants of urban sprawl in Latin America: evidence from Santiago de Chile. SN Social Sciences, 1(202), 1-35: https://doi.org/10.1007/s43545-021-00197-4

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• SILVA, C. (2021). Developing climate-responsive cities: exploring the environmental role of interstitial spaces of Santiago de Chile. Journal of the British Academy. 9(s9),107-142: https://doi.org/10.5871/jba/009s9.107

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• SILVA, C. (2020) The rural lands of urban sprawl: institutional changes and suburban rurality in Santiago de Chile. Asian Geographer: https://doi.org/10.1080/10225706.2019.1701505

 

• SILVA, C. (2019) Auckland’s urban sprawl, policy ambiguities and the peri-urbanisation to Pukekohe.  Urban Science (MDPI), 3(1), 1-20: https://www.mdpi.com/2413-8851/3/1/1 

 

• PHELPS, N. and SILVA, C. (2017) Mind the gaps! A research agenda for urban interstices. Urban Studies 55(6), 1203-1222 (Awarded Best Urban Studies Paper, 2018): https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0042098017732714​

 

• SILVA, C. (2017) The infrastructural lands of urban sprawl: Planning potentials and political perils. Town Planning Review (TPR), 88 (2) 233-256. https://online.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/10.3828/tpr.2017.14

 

• SILVA, C.(2017)  The interstitial spaces of urban sprawl. Understanding the components of the unbuilt suburban geography of Santiago de Chile. Lo Squaderno 46, 7-12. http://www.losquaderno.professionaldreamers.net/?p=1802

 

• SILVA, C. (2015) Urban sprawl and infrastructural lands: Revamping internal spaces in Santiago de Chile'. Geoforum 67, 36-40.https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0016718515302232

 

• SILVA, C. (2013) The concept of place as a factor of architectonic design: Similarities, differences and the analogical thinking as creative support.  TRILOGIA. Ciencia, Tecnologia y Sociedad 25 (35) 61-76 (Spanish). See issue 25: https://trilogia.utem.cl/ediciones/

 

• SILVA, C. (2011) Public informal space: observations on the communal infrastructure and space in the squatter settlement of Pudeto Bajo in Ancud. Revista Arquitecturas del Sur (AS) 39 (1) 74-87 (Spanish). http://revistas.ubiobio.cl/index.php/AS/article/view/807

 

• SILVA, C. (2011) Slum settlements in a country of centres and peripheries. Expressions of systemic poverty. URBANO 23 (1) 07-19 (Spanish). http://revistas.ubiobio.cl/index.php/RU/article/view/290

 

• SILVA, C. (2007) Comments about the origins, present and future of the Department of Architecture and Design, Universidad de los Lagos: A place between the territory of unity and fragmentation.  Arquitectura y Diseño (AD) 1 (1) 24-32 (Spanish)

 

• SILVA, C. (2007) The double dimension of the architectonic project: Perspectives about the professional practice in Chile. Arquitectura y Diseño (AD) 1 (1) 68-74 (Spanish)

 

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Published book chapters

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• SILVA, C. (2019) The interstitial Spaces of Urban Sprawl: Unpacking the Marginal Suburban Geography of Santiago de Chile. In: Creative Spaces: Urban Culture and Marginality in Latin America (N.H.D. Geraghty and A.L. Massidda, Eds.). Institute of Latin American Studies Publisher (ILAS), UCL, London. Pp. 55-84. CC-BY-NC-ND licence.https://humanities-digital-library.org/index.php/hdl/catalog/book/creative_spaces?fbclid=IwAR2cS46EIQ9_kG6CBPahJV08CyaoKVrQxrLl-McJreCzxdBs_DstRGLYir4#.XNST-s6fmCs.facebook

 

• SILVA, C. (2003) Spontaneous Settlements: A Morphology of the Indeterminate. In Antropologia y Estudios Regionales: De la Aplicacion a la Accion (Francisco Ther Rios, Eds.) Collection LIDER. Centro de Estudios del Desarrollo Local y Regional (CEDER), Universidad de Los Lagos, Chile. Pp. 165-190 (Spanish)

 

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Peer reviewed conference proceedings 

 

• SILVA, C. (2018) Determinants of urban sprawl in Auckland. The case of Pukekohe and the incorporation of peri-urban lands into metropolitan expansion. In 8th State of Australian Cities Conference, SOAC (Structure symposium). 28–30 November 2017. Adelaide, Australia. https://apo.org.au/node/178621

 

• SILVA, C. (2015) Urban sprawl and interstitial spaces in Santiago de Chile: The role and implications of undeveloped areas and open tracts in processes of urban expansion’. In Great Transformations. Recasting Regional policy. Winter Conference. Regional Studies Association, RSA. ISBN: 978-1-897721-51-3. London, UK. Pp. 217-221

 

• SILVA, C. (2015) Urban sprawl and interstitial spaces: a conceptual definition for undeveloped areas and their morphological implications in planning. In Changing Cities II: Spatial, Design, Landscape & Socio-economic Dimensions. ISBN: 978-960-6865-88-6, Porto Heli, Greece. Pp. 517-527. https://iris.unipa.it/retrieve/handle/10447/137114/208765/Changing%20Cities%20II_Porto%20Heli.pdf

 

• SILVA, C. (2005) Temporary housing and uncertainty: the new locations for slums. In Anthropology in Chile, Results and Prospects. Anthropology, Planning and Sustainability. V Chilean Congress of Anthropology. U. de Chile, Chile. Pp. 156-178

 

• SILVA, C. (2004) Temporary structures and uncertainty: The relocation of transitory settlements. In V Chilean Congress of Anthropology, Territory and Sustainability Symposium. Colegio de Antropologos de Chile. San Felipe, Chile. (Spamish): https://www.aacademica.org/v.congreso.chileno.de.antropologia/54

 

 

Published shorter articles, commentaries and public reports

 

2010        Silva, C.A: ‘Urban Transformation as an opportunity. three Areas in Rahue district with condition as centre’. Rahue Comuna                          Newspaper 17

2009        Silva, C.A: ‘Public space and citizen participation. The case of Maicolpue’s waterfront’. Public space and landscape: coast, valley                    and mountains. Revista CA, Colegio de Arquitectos de Chile. 136 (1) 38 – 41. http://revistaca.cl/numeros-anteriores/

2009        Silva, C.A: ‘Definitions and landmarks for an urban limit in Rahue’. Rahue Comuna Newspaper 13

2009        Silva, C.A: ‘The village number 2: A high quality neighbourhood in adverse surroundings’ Rahue Comuna Newspaper 09

2009        Silva, C.A: ‘Geography of opportunities: the Rahue’s highlands’. Rahue Comuna Newspaper 11

2009        Silva, C.A: ‘Housing and trade: a good and lasting relationship’. .Rahue Comuna Newspaper.10

2008        Silva, C.A: ‘What  is the architect that Chile needs? Interview with Directors of architecture schools’. Education and Profession.                    Revista CA del Colegio de Arquitectos de Chile. 134 (1) 40 – 41. http://revistaca.cl/numeros-anteriores/

2008        Silva, C.A: ‘Neighborhoods with local workplaces: an approach to a sustainable Rahue Community’. Rahue Comuna Newspaper, 08

2008        Silva, C.A: ‘What could be learnt from the French experience in Planning on social Integration?. Rahue Comuna Newspaper 07

2008        Silva, C.A: ‘Big architectonic projects in fragile urban surroundings'. Rahue Comuna Newspaper 06

2007        Silva, C.A: ‘Urban reality and discourse: the Rahue fair and its impacts on the Urban Landscape’. La Brecha Newspaper, 3

2007        Silva, C.A: ‘Restoration of the Ramirez street: essential transformation or just makeup?’ La Brecha, Newspaper, 1