rosario

• Regional location of Rosario

  Rosario is located in the southern part of the Argentinian province of Santa Fe.
• Regional importance of Rosario

  - The costanera ( bank of the Paraná River )

  - largest and busiest waterways in the world

  - major artery for communications through the region

  -has rail, water and air transport links
• National location of Rosario

  3rd most populated city in Argentina ( after Buenos Aires and Córdoba )
• Population of Rosario


  1.5 million
• National importance of Rosario


  - It is a key point for trade in agricultural products

  - attracts investment due to trading point
• Global importance of Rosario

  - Birthplace of famous footballer Lionel Messi

  - International airport 'Islas Malvinas'

  - Former residence of 'Che' Guevara

  - Paraná River: second longest river in South America after the Amazon
• Patterns of national and international migration

  - 16th century - Spanish

  - 19th century - other Europeans ( especially Italians )

  - recent - South America, Korea, China and Taiwan
• What are the impacts of migration

  - the culture ( food, architecture - influenced by Italians eg. Pope Francis = Italian Argentine

  - high birth rates also young migrants entering city.
• How many people live in slums?

  100,000 people, 10% of the city.
• What does informal growth lead to?

  the absence of services ie.

  - sanitation and healthcare

  - high population densities

  - low quality of life
• What has increased due to migration?

  Crime and poverty

  Unemployment

  Social inequality and divisions
• What problems has unemployment caused..(in more detail)?

  - riots

  - pushes people to get involved with crime to afford things

  - stealing/looting from supermarkets
• What has an increase in social inequality and divisions done to the city?

  - many irregular settlements or slums which house over 100,000 people

  - informal growth
• What is Rosario doing to better the quality of life for the people in Rosario?
• Crime and poverty has increased which points:

  - Increased drug use has led to violence.

  - city is mostly controlled by the gang "barras bravas"

  - city's reputation is damaged due to crime rates

  - violent drug wars
• What is being done to regenerate areas of Rosario

  - demolition of buildings to meet modern day architecture

  - improvements to the fabric of the building

  - gated communities ( provide residencies with safety and security guards and fences )
• What is The Rosario Habit Program


  It's a program set up to reduce the inequalities of the city.
• When was The Rosario Habit Program set up?

  2000
• How many people has The Rosario Habit Program helped?

  Over 5000 people to upgrade their houses
• What are the plans for The Rosario Habit Program?

  - new urban planning ( roads, sewage, storm drains etc )

  - adding toilet facilities to housing

  - Education programme

  - employment for residents ( training and work experience for 16-25 year olds )
• Is The Rosario Habit Program successful?

  Yes it has generated 150 construction and professional jobs and trained almost 1000 people.
• What is being done in terms of growth for the urban forestry and agriculture?

  - trees planted among all new housing developments

  - Flood risk zones have been planted up with food crops ( helping low income families )

  - communities being given tools and seeds

  - production of food locally reduces the need to transport crops into the city ( reducing CO2 )

  - local hotels and restaurants support the local produce ( reducing food mileage )
• What gender is the majority of the growth of urban forestry and algricultural workers?

  Majority is women, who have now earns income from their involvement as well as gaining further skills.