Social housing and survival skills. appropriate solutions provided by a case study (Resistencia, Argentina, 2013)

Authors

  • Miguel Ángel Barreto Universidad Nacional del Nordeste
  • María Andrea Benítez Universidad Nacional del Nordeste
  • María Laura Puntel Universidad Nacional del Nordeste

Abstract

In Argentina housing solutions do not properly meet the needs of low-income households that use social housing both as a dwelling and for the development of informal economic activities necessary for their survival. Households in these conditions transform the public housing into domestic units of production and reproduction of life, with consequent negative effects on living conditions and the quality of life of these homes. This paper analyzes this issue from a comprehensive and complex approach to habitat by investigating a case study in the city of Resistencia (Argentina). The aim of this research is to generate contributions that may influence public housing policies and provide appropriate solutions for the achievement of decent housing.

Author Biographies

Miguel Ángel Barreto, Universidad Nacional del Nordeste

Architect, MSc and PhD in Social Anthropology. Independent researcher at CONICET and professor at the Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Northeast National University

María Andrea Benítez, Universidad Nacional del Nordeste

Architect, MSc in Epistemology and Methodology ofScientific Research. Researcher and assistant professor at theNortheast National University. Head of the Institute of Researchand Development in Housing (IIDVI) at the Faculty of Architectureand Urban Planning, Northeast National University.

María Laura Puntel, Universidad Nacional del Nordeste

Fellowship student at Institute of Research and Developmentin Housing (IIDVI), Faculty of Architecture and UrbanPlanning, Northeast National University.