Urban Design Under Neoliberalism: Theorising from Santiago, Chile

This book discusses the status of urban design as a disciplinary field and as a practice under the current and pervasive neoliberal regime.

The main argument is that urban design has been wholly reshaped by neoliberalism. In this transformation, it has become a discipline that has neglected its original ethos – designing good cities – aligning its theory and practice with the sole profit-oriented objectives typical of advanced capitalist societies. The book draws on Marxism-inspired scholar...