Rosario Case Study

Question 1

What is Rosario

Answer 1

• largest city in Southern part of Santa Fe
• 6 distinct districts, each with it’s own characteristics
• 3rd most populous city in Argentina
• to the West of the Paraná river

Question 2

How did Rosario develop

Answer 2

• founded by Luis Romero in late 17th century
• Argentina’s first port to export goods (drawing in migrant workers)
• migrant workers brought gang activity and the Mafia from Italian workers
• French architecture and impressive stock exchange are evidence of the cities wealth and importance
• meat-packing centre for the region of corned beef for export

Question 3

What are the Patterns of national and international migration

Answer 3

• attracted lots of migrant workers (Second to USA) which has enriched the culture of the city
• arrivals include Spanish (in 16th century) and others from Europe (19th Century).
• Italian immigration has been key; influencing the culture on food and architecture

Question 4

Describe shopping in Rosario

Answer 4

• can go shopping in ‘El Centro’
  —> undergone investment to attract families and visitors to shop there

Question 5

Describe the importance of meat

Answer 5

• close cultural connections to meat
• The asado, or grill, is an important feature of many restaurants

Question 6

Raising the flag

Answer 6

• ‘cradle of the flag’
• it was where the flag was created and first raised by Manuel Belgrano

Question 7

What are the challenges facing Rosario

Answer 7

• Unemployment
• Crime
• Social inequality and divisions

Question 8

Describe the unemployment problem in Rosario

Answer 8

• in 2001 there were riots in the city
• high unemployment and economic problems lead to lots of looting
• by improving employment, these riots will reduce

Question 9

Describe the crime problem in Rosario

Answer 9

• villas miserias (or slums) are where there’s high crime and drug wars between Sicilian mobsters
• Therefore damaging the cities name in association with gangs like barras bravas

Question 10

Describe the social inequality and divisions problem in Rosario

Answer 10

• Slums house over 10,000 people and cover around 10% of the city space
• these develop due to infrastructure and services not being able to support the rapid growth of Rosario

Question 11

What is being done to face the challenges opposing Rosario

Answer 11

• Complete replacement
• Regeneration
• The Rosario habitat programme
• increasing height
• infill

Question 12

What does complete replacement do to help the challenges that Rosario is facing

Answer 12

Demolition followed by rebuilding to meet the architectural styles of the present day and the ambitions of developers

Question 13

What does regeneration do to help the challenges that Rosario is facing

Answer 13

Improvements to the fabric of the building, which might include changes internally or externally

Question 14

What does increasing height do to help the challenges that Rosario is facing

Answer 14

The addition of new floors or replacing low-rise with high-rise development

Question 15

What does infill do to help the challenges that Rosario is facing

Answer 15

Additions to the area which may be out of keeping with the area they are slotted into

Question 16

What does the Rosario Habitat Programme do to help the challenges that Rosario is facing

Answer 16

• Started in 2000 and has helped over 5000 people to upgrade their housing
  The programme includes
• New urban infrastructures and community facilities
• adding toilets to houses
• legal ownership of the status of tenure
• education programmes for young people regarding risky behaviour
• training and work experience for 16-25 year olds
• money invested in social enterprises
• targeted support for women in local community

Question 17

Describe Rosario being a green city

Answer 17

• Pro Huerta: programme that promotes urban forestry to combat climate change
• doing agriculture more locally to reduce CO2 emissions from transporting stuff into city (giving farmer seeds and vacant land)
• over 800 community gardens in the city supporting over 40,000 people
• it helps people to gain an income as well

Question 18

Describe the sustainable tourism

Answer 18

• Tourism is becoming increasingly popular in Rosario
• Attracting people who wish to learn Spanish in Universities in Rosario