Abstract

The coastal edges have a vocation for port and public space, as well as having an environmental and landscape value. However, nowadays the port activity of the Chilean coastal border and the real estate pressure, monopolizes land use in a way that is badly linked to territorial planning, generating situations that are detrimental to the quality of life and sustainability. Through a legal analysis, the reasons for the above will be discussed, esta-blishing a critique in relation to citizen participation and the value of the landscape and environment in the planning of the coastal territory.