Barrio refinería: ¿transformación o refundación?: un caso de análisis en la ciudad de Rosario

Abstract

This paper aims to evaluate the contradiction between the preservation criteria of a heritage area in Rosario city, situated en Santa Fe Province, Argentina and its real preservation. This site is exposed to a changing environment caused by the present urban reform, implemented by the local government. The evaluation was performed by the application of different indicators. Given the site characteristics, the area of study is defined with a double meaning: neighborhood and cultural landscape. The final goal is to show the reasons why the “Refinery workers” neighborhood preservation becomes a not currently achievable fact. Urbanism, history and anthropology, join together to establish a criteria around the analysed case. This paper is the first synthesis achieved in the framework of a project that continues to present.