From informal settlements to popular neighborhoods: towards socio-urban integration?

La Rubita case, Resistencia, Argentina (1997-2023)

Authors

  • Evelyn Abildgaard Instituto de Investigaciones para el Desarrollo Territorial y del Hábitat Humano (IIDTHH UNNE CONICET)
  • Miguel Barreto

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5821/siiu.13121

Abstract

This work is part of a research carried out within the framework of an ongoing doctoral thesis. The objective is to know and compare the implemented policies, the degree of articulation between the different government levels and the role of social organizations, taking as a case study La Rubita, one of the most paradigmatic popular neighborhoods of the city of Resistencia (Chaco, Argentina). The methodology is qualitative-quantitative, based on analysis of satellite images, legislation and journalistic information, in addition to interviews with members of technical teams and neighborhood leaders. The results presented arise from analyzing the process of residential expansion that occurred in La Rubita, from its beginnings as an informal settlement to the implementation of the Socio-urban Integration Program. The aim is to investigate whether the territorial policies implemented go beyond a simple change of name: from informal settlement to popular neighborhood and if they really promote social integration.

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Published

2025-01-26

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SIIU 2024 CORDOBA